Democratic Staffer Called Police on Colbert Crew After Hearing Loud Noises, Chief Says

U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger testifies during the Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing in Washington on Jan. 5, 2022 Tom Williams/Pool/Getty Images

A staffer working for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) on June 16 called the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) on the nine production crew members for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” who were subsequently arrested in a House office building, according to USCP Chief Thomas Manger.

The staffer, whose name was redacted, heard a man shouting outside his office, according to a letter from Manger to Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).