A Jan. 6 rioter who stormed the Capitol while he was out on bail for attempted first-degree murder has been arrested by the FBI, more than 10 months after he was first identified by online sleuths.
Matthew Jason Beddingfield, of North Carolina, faces felony charges of assaulting officers, impeding officers during a civil disorder and carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon on restricted Capitol grounds, as well as several misdemeanors, according to court records.after online sleuths investigating the Jan. 6 attack used facial recognition to find his mugshot and then confirmed his identification with the help of his father’s Facebook page. Beddingfield traveled to Washington on Jan.
The FBI affidavit lays out more of Beddingfield's actions inside the Capitol: He entered through the upper west terrace door, made his way through the rotunda, attacked an officer with his flag while near the Old Senate Chamber, and eventually left through the north door at the Capitol. A probation officer with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety/Community Corrections confirmed Beddingfield's identification, according to the affidavit. Beddingfield is due to make an appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
The FBI has arrested more than 725 people in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Online sleuths havehundreds of people who stormed the Capitol, including dozens of individuals on the FBI’s Capitol Violence webpage who have not yet been arrested. The total number of people who could be arrested either for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6 or for engaging in violence outside the building
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