Little is known about the Cleveland, Tennessee, man charged with assaulting police during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., but federal charging documents paint a partial picture of his alleged movements that day.
Joseph Lino “Jose” Padilla is accused of assaulting a police officer and throwing a pole during the riot.
Padilla, 40, is a former member of the Tennessee National Guard, spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Stackpole confirmed Wednesday. He was honorably discharged in 2012.
At around 1 p.m. that January day, lawmakers met to certify President Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 presidential election. At the same time, a large crowd of Trump supporters unwilling to accept the results started to gather outside the U.S. Capitol.
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