More than three years after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Utah man Zach Rash was arrested in Payson this week. Prosecutors say he used a stun gun against authorities during the U.S. Capitol riot.
Zach Rash at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors say he used a stun gun against authorities during the U.S. Capitol riot.More than three years after the Jan. 6 insurrection, a Utah man accused of using a stun gun against authorities during the U.S. Capitol riot was arrested in Payson this week.
Rash — who was at first carrying a fire extinguisher — can be seen on video “among the initial wave of rioters” outside the Capitol building, the release states. Specifically, federal prosecutors say footage shows Rash holding a stun gun in the tunnel, where he lunged toward officers with it twice, triggering it “numerous times.”Rash also “encouraged other rioters to enter and join the ongoing melee” before making it to the front of the mob of rioters in the tunnel, the release states.
In an FBI interview, Rash told investigators he did not bring a stun gun to the Capitol. When shown images of himself holding a stun gun in the tunnel, he told an agent he received the stun gun at some point in the tunnel. Video screenshots of another rioter handing Rash a stun gun in the tunnel were included in the criminal complaint.
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