DENVER (KDVR) — A Wheat Ridge man was arrested Wednesday and accused of assaulting law enforcement, among other charges, during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
According to the FBI Denver, Matthew James Melsen, 34, is charged in Washington, D.C., with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Melson is also facing several misdemeanor offenses that include:
- Entering and remaining in restricted buildings or grounds
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds
- Impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings
- Act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or building.
The breach of the U.S. Capitol disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify that year’s presidential election results. Federal reports show that at least 17 people with Colorado ties have been arrested and charged in connection to events of that day.
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