A Norwalk man was arrested Wednesday on multiple federal charges related to his alleged actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Michael Haltom, 43, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
He is also charged with misdemeanor offenses of destruction of government property, knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, knowingly engaging in any act of physical violence against any person or property in any restricted building or grounds, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a Capitol building, engaging in an act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
The actions of the crowd that day disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to certify the Electoral College vote related to the 2020 presidential election.