CHICAGO — A Chicago man who earned the online moniker #Railmixer after being seen allegedly using a metal railing to ram the doors of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been charged with attacking police officers and other violence, court records show.
James “Mac” McNamara, 61, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., with several felony counts, including assault of a federal law enforcement officer, destruction of government property and civil disorder, court records show. The most serious charges carry a 10-year maximum prison term.
McNamara, who owns a water heater installation company in Chicago, appeared at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday, where he was ordered released on a $10,000 bond by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani, records show. His first court date in Washington was set for Monday via Zoom.
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