COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus man was arrested and accused of entering the U.S. Capitol after family members and a former coworker identified him in footage captured during the deadly insurrection last month.
Derek Jancart, 39, is the ninth Ohioan to be accused of joining a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters as they smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol building.
According to court documents, someone tipped off the FBI that Jancart posted on Facebook that he was inside the Capitol.
Jancart was also captured on body-worn camera from the Metropolitan Police Department on Jan. 6 inside the building.
Another tipster contacted the FBI and provided text messages with Jancart, who confirmed he was inside the Capitol, according to court records.
Five people, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer, died in the Jan. 6 assault. Dozens of people have been arrested in the attack, which temporarily halted congressional business to confirm Joe Biden as president.
