Ray Epps Charged With Federal Disorderly Conduct Misdemeanor for Jan. 6 Actions

An arraignment/plea agreement hearing will take place on Sept. 20 in Washington D.C.

Ray Epps captured on a video in Washington, DC, on Jan. 5, 2021. Villain Report/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Federal prosecutors on Sept. 18 charged James Ray Epps Sr., who was shown on video encouraging protesters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, with a single disorderly conduct count that carries up to a year in jail.

Mr. Epps, 62, was named in a criminal charging document (pdf) filed in Washington D.C. with one count of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.