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Michigan Man Charged With Attacking Police at Capitol Insurrection

  • Jeremy Rodgers, 28, has been arrested in Florida for assaulting an officer during the Capitol riot on January 6.
  • Rodgers faces several felonies for using a flagpole to strike an officer and prevent police from securing doors.
  • Over 1,000 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection, in which supporters of former President Trump stormed the Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Biden's election victory.
  • Surveillance footage shows Rodgers hitting an officer with a flagpole and parading through the Capitol building.
  • Rodgers was involved in local Michigan politics and supported Republican candidates.
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