Oath Keepers Trial: Former Capitol Police Officer Testifies No Protesters Offered Help on January 6

A large group of protesters stand on the East steps of the Capitol Building after breaching its grounds in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—A former U.S. Capitol Police Officer testified during the Oath Keepers trial on Oct. 25 that no protesters tried to help him on January 6.

Ryan Salke, now a deputy sheriff in New Hanover County, North Carolina, joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2018 and took two intensive classes on how to do his job at the Capitol. He served nine years in the Marines.