Capitol Rioters storm through a garage door as shown on video.
The United States Department of Justice released a powerful security camera video from the U.S. Capitol insurrection on January 6, showing a new vantage point and a new frontline of the combat between police and the mob on the Capitol grounds.
The Department of Justice used the video as a court exhibit to prosecute a defendant from the Detroit area.
It depicts officers attempting to close and secure a large garage door to prevent the mob from pushing further into the complex. Some members of the crowd attempted to open the door by blocking it with chairs, a trash can, and their bodies. One person in the group threw a trash can at an officer before continuing on his way.
In court on Monday, prosecutors played a four-minute video recorded by defendant Frank Scavo, claiming that Scavo chose to film and move through a riot knowing that he was breaking the law in doing so.
Scavo was sentenced to a prison term that was four times as long as the prosecutors had recommended. Scavo’s case was, on the other hand, of a low level, with no allegations of assault or property damage.
More than 600 people have been detained and charged in connection with the insurrection. Seven people were killed during or after the rioting.