LANSING (AP) — A top federal prosecutor in Michigan is urging people to give tips to the FBI if they are aware of people who joined a violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the presidential election.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider, whose jurisdiction covers a 34-county area including metropolitan Detroit, said investigators will review video footage and other evidence.
Six Michigan men ranging in age from 25 to 64 were arrested by D.C. police — four for curfew violations, one for unlawful entry and violating the curfew, and one on gun charges.
Those types of crimes will be prosecuted by the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Schneider said. But more serious charges — destruction of property over $1,000, inciting a riot, civil disorder, sedition, using a destructive device like a pipe bomb — could potentially be handled in Michigan, he said, if there are connections to the state.
“It looks like the acts took place in Washington, D.C. But it's under review right now — what's the connection of the people in D.C. to the people in Michigan? That's going to take time to figure out,” Schneider said. “I'm personally disgusted and horrified by this. It's just nauseating to me. It's sick what people did inside the Capitol."
D.C. police said Thursday that 68 people were arrested, while Capitol police said 14 were arrested, most for unlawful entry. More than 50 Capitol and D.C. police were injured, including several who were hospitalized.
“If you're aware of people who might have traveled from Michigan to go to Washington, D.C., to commit acts of violence, then that could potentially be a federal crime," Schneider said.
"There's a big difference here between peaceful protests and acts of violence. ... Just because people traveled to Washington, D.C., doesn't necessarily make them criminals.”
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