House Judiciary Committee Orders Probe Into Assault of Jan. 6 Detainee

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) has been seeking bodycam footage of the September 2022 assault on Ronald Colton McAbee since January 2023.

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) questions the director of the U.S. Marshals Service about the 2022 assault of Jan. 6 detainee former Sheriff's Deputy Ronald Colton McAbee (in wall photo) during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 14, 2024. Emily Matthews/U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls

The GOP-led House Committee on the Judiciary on May 20 opened an investigation into the September 2022 chemical assault on Jan. 6 detainee Ronald Colton McAbee after the District of Columbia Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service thwarted Rep. Troy Nehls’ attempts to obtain bodycam footage of the incident.

In a letter to DOC Director Thomas Faust, Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said the department has one week to turn over the bodycam footage and documents related to the McAbee incident or it will face a congressional subpoena.