Tennessee Man Arrested for Alleged Assault on Law Enforcement During Capitol Riot

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nicholas Waldon Smotherman, 41, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers and other charges related to his actions during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions, along with those of others, disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

Smotherman is charged with felony offenses, including obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. Additionally, he faces several misdemeanor charges, such as entering and remaining in restricted grounds or buildings,...