WASHINGTON — An Indiana couple has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Rioters disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Arthur Reyher, 38, and Jessica Reyher, 38, of Brownsburg, are each charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with civil disorder, a felony, and related misdemeanor offenses. The Reyhers were arrested today in Indiana. They are expected to make their initial appearances later today in the Southern District of Indiana.
According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Arthur and Jessica Reyher were among rioters who repeatedly engaged in violence against law enforcement officers guarding the Capitol. The Reyhers allegedly participated in the confrontation with law enforcement officers in the Lower West Terrace and tunnel areas of the Capitol three separate times to assist in the collective pushes against police officers as the rioters tried to gain access to the Capitol building. During those pushes, one police officer screamed in pain as the weight of the rioters’ pinned him between a shield and a door.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Indianapolis Field Office and the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the 26 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 999 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, and more than 320 individuals are charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.