A Richmond man associated with the white supremacist group Patriot Front is accused of striking a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
Nathaniel Noyce is seen during the Jan. 6. 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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A criminal complaint filed by the FBI details Noyce’s alleged actions throughout the day. Noyce, 26, was among the rioters who “flooded into the U.S. Capitol” after the building’s east doors were opened, the complaint states.
“Once Noyce returned to the East Foyer, video captured Noyce continuing to obstruct and impede the officers dealing with the ongoing riot,” the complaint states. Freeze-frames show Noyce wrapping his arm around an officer’s back and later “forcibly removing an officer’s protective visor.”
The complaint says Noyce then struck the officer, all while recording with his phone. Noyce does not appear to have an attorney representing him as of Monday afternoon.
Nathaniel Noyce is seen during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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The insurrection at the Capitol resulted in the death of one Capitol police officer and one protester, who was shot by Capitol police. Several other supporters of President Donald Trump who attended the riot died of heart attacks and strokes. A bipartisan report into the attack found a total of seven deaths linked with the Jan. 6 attack.
The insurrection occurred shortly after a rally in support of Trump and while the Congress was certifying President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Nathaniel Noyce is seen during the Jan. 6. 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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This is Noyce’s first federal criminal charge. He has also been in federal civil court for several years in connection with vandalism of a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond’s Battery Park neighborhood in 2021.
Two people are seen on video whitewashing Ashe’s face and spray-painting Patriot Front’s logo repeatedly across the mural. The video was recorded by Patriot Front and shared on its private server. It was leaked in 2022.
Noyce’s civil case, which was recently advanced to trial by a federal judge, is being brought by two anonymous residents of Battery Park who allege that they were deprived of their civil rights by Noyce and Thomas Dail’s actions, which partially shut down the park and made them fearful of walking at night in the neighborhood. A group of lawyers from Washington, D.C., including the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, are representing the anonymous residents.
Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front deface a mural of Black Richmond tennis legend Arthur Ashe in 2021.
Noyce is one of several central Virginia residents to be arrested in connection with Jan. 6.
In a news release announcing Noyce’s arrest , the U.S. Department of Justice said more than 1,359 individuals have been arrested so far for crimes related to the breach of the Capitol, “including nearly 500 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.”
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Richmond and Washington field offices.
Jan. 6, 2021: Scenes of violence at U.S. Capitol shock world
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters listen to President Donald Trump speak as flags, including a Confederate-themed one, flutter in the wind during a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporter of President Donald Trump protest as U.S. Capitol Police officers shoot tear gas at demonstrators outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A President Donald Trump supporter invites a police officer into a fist fight during a melee at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. The incident happened as Congress prepared to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, with thousands of people gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Capitol police officers in riot gear push back demonstrators who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Violent protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In this Jan 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back rioters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump stand inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. On Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that Capitol rioters were antifa activists. At center is Jake Angeli, also known as Jacob A. Chansley, wearing fur hat with horns, a regular at pro-Trump events and a known follower of QAnon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Both within and outside the walls of the Capitol, banners and symbols of white supremacy and anti-government extremism were displayed as an insurrectionist mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
A supporter of President Donald Trump later identified as Jacob A. Chansley, known the "QAnon Shaman," chants outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington. Chansley pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge related to the Jan. 6 riot.
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In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesday's chaos. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Supporters of President Donald Trump, including the man in the middle, later identified as Jacob A. Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman," are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
A flag hangs between broken windows after President Donald Trump supporters tried to brake through police barriers outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo people shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. Arguments begin Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, people shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
People shelter in the House gallery as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In this photo taken Jan. 6, 2021, security agents and lawmakers barricade the door to the House chamber as violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in Washington and disrupted the Electoral College process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Security forces draw their guns as rioters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, U.S. Capitol Police hold insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
DC National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, Jan. 6, 2021, after a day of rioting protesters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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