A telephone number for the Providence barbershop he runs was not in service.ĭesjardins is currently in state custody on unrelated charges, according to online state Department of Corrections records. No defense attorney was listed in online court records. Brent Stirton/AP Photoĭesjardins also faces charges of civil disorder entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds disorderly conduct in a capitol building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building, according to court documents. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Above, Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S.
The officer also noted that Desjardins had one or two hatchets on the side of his backpack, and he "mentioned that he was good with them," the statement of facts said.įor more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.Ī man that federal authorities allege was seen on video striking police with a wooden table leg at the January 6 Capitol riot is facing charges, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed Tuesday. When an officer questioned him, he said he was there, presumably referring to the insurrection, but did not elaborate. District Court also claims that Desjardins allegedly attempted to enter a restricted area behind the FBI headquarters in D.C.
"A review of videos posted on YouTube revealed Desjardins assaulted multiple law enforcement striking the officers repeatedly with what appears to be a significant amount of force and using what appears to be a broken wooden table leg," the affidavit said.Ī statement of facts filed in D.C. Capitol Police surveillance video and police body camera footage. The affidavit said authorities were able to identify Desjardins using publicly available video, U.S. There were three small axes, walkie talkies, a flashlight and other personal items inside the pack. In addition to the assault allegations, an FBI affidavit said that a backpack containing identification for the 35-year-old was recovered the day after the riot outside a Washington, D.C., building where he had been sleeping, AP reported. Rhode Island native Timothy Desjardins is facing six charges that include assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon or inflicting bodily injury, the Associated Press reported. She also said there was a greater concentration of Belarusian services on the border to “control, steer and direct these people.A man that federal authorities allege was seen on video striking police with a wooden table leg during the January 6 Capitol riot is facing charges, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed Tuesday. Major Katarzyna Zdanowicz, from the region’s border guards, estimated 3,000-4,000 migrants were along the border, including about 800 in the vicinity of the large makeshift migrant camp. Poland’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that a large group of Belarusian forces was moving toward the migrants, who were camping out on the border.
Polish authorities reported that the situation on the border - which is also the eastern border for the 27-nation European Union and NATO - was calm overnight and Tuesday morning, but after Monday’s border scrum they said they were bracing for any possibility. Thousands of migrants still remained on the Belarussian side and Polish authorities feared the tense standoff could escalate. Polish riot police reinforced Poland’s eastern border on Tuesday, a day after hundreds of migrants tried to storm across the razor-wire border fence from Belarus. Send this page to someone via email email.