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Harford County residents Douglas Wyatt, 49, and stepson Jacob Michael Therres, 25, both of Fallston, have been charged in the District of Columbia for their actions during the breach at the Capitol last year.
Specifically, the two men were charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, and interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, both felonies, and five related misdemeanor offenses, prosecutors said.
On the afternoon of the insurrection, it is alleged that Wyatt was involved in several assaults of officers with a chemical spray on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol, all while shouting obscenities at them and pulling away another rioter's flag from an officer who attempted to grab it.
Prosecutors say that Wyatt also handed a long, heavy plank to Therres, who used it to strike an officer in the head, leaving him with lingering medical effects from the blow, as of Wednesday, Nov. 16.
Therres also allegedly sprayed a chemical irritant toward a line of officers.
Both were brought down by tipsters who pointed out that Wyatt posted photos and videos of himself at the Capitol on social media while touting his actions on the day of the riot.
Officials said that "in the 22 months since Jan. 6, 2021, nearly 900 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the US Capitol, including over 275 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.”
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