Anchorage Daily News
An Alabama man was arrested Friday in Anchorage on charges tied to his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, federal authorities said.
Christian Matthew Manley, 26, is facing seven charges including assaulting officers, disorderly conduct and engaging in violence in a restricted building.
During an FBI interview in July, a person said Manley was involved in the riot, according to a criminal complaint written by an Alabama FBI agent. At a later date, officials showed the person photos from the riot and they confirmed Manley was pictured, the complaint said.
In photos attached to the complaint, Manley can be seen wearing what appears to be a bulletproof vest and carrying a large backpack. In the photos, many of which were screenshots from security cameras in an archway of the Capitol’s lower west terrace, Manley is seen spraying officers with pepper spray and throwing the empty canister at the officers.
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It’s unclear why Christian Matthew Manley, 26, was in Alaska at the time of his arrest. Manley faces federal charges from the District of Columbia for allegedly assaulting officers, causing civil disorder and entering and engaging in violence in a restricted building, among others.
A tipster in July led investigators to Manley, according to an Alabama-based FBI agent’s statement in the charges against him.
The charges say agents showed the unnamed person photos of Manley at the Capitol riot — which the FBI had previously posted in its efforts to find and prosecute such rioters — and the person said Manley had in fact shown the person at least one of the same photos himself.
The Department of Justice Statement of Facts has many more photos...
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Still frames from open source and U.S. Capitol surveillance video show him holding and deploying what appears to be a pepper spray canister in the direction of U.S. Capitol and Metropolitan Police Department officers. Authorities claim to have pinpointed the assault down to the second, embedding a still frame from security footage time-stamped on 2:53 p.m. and 17 seconds.
A long line of yellowish spray can be seen emanating from the canister in front of what authorities claim to be the circled image of the defendant.
For Manley, the FBI says, one pepper spray canister was not enough.
“CCTV footage shows that at approximately 2:54 p.m., Manley had returned to the interior of the archway and was holding what appeared to be another pepper spray canister in his right hand,” their affidavit states.
A minute later, Manley threw that canister at authorities after deploying it, the FBI says.
That is when authorities say Manley reached for the rod.
“At approximately 2:55 p.m., Manley accepted a metal rod from another rioter,” the FBI wrote, adding that in the video the defendant “can be seen bracing himself against the wall and using his body to push a door against officers trying to defend the entrance.”
Newsweek
He now faces seven charges including assaulting police officers, disorderly conduct and engaging in violence in a restricted building, during the assault on the Capitol.
A criminal complaint, shared by an FBI officer in Alabama on October 5, said in August officers interviewed a relative of Manley who said he had discussed going to the January 6 rally a month before it took place.
FBI agents then reviewed Capitol CCTV footage as well as publicly shared videos that showed what happened during the riot.
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The FBI also said that a cellphone associated with Manley was in the area of the Capitol at the time of the riots.
Manley is being held at the Anchorage Correctional Center, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
He is set to appear at court in Anchorage, but it will then be moved to Washington D.C. Lisa Houghton, a spokesperson at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska told the outlet.
The FBI continues to seek the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who participated in unlawful or violent conduct during the Capitol Insurrection
If you have information about individuals who participated in unlawful actions at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or leave a tip online. You may also submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI here.
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