
A Maryland police officer was found guilty on Friday of participating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The officer, who remains free until sentencing, was convicted of two felonies and three misdemeanors related to his involvement in the riot.
The officer, identified as a Montgomery County Police Officer, was accused of hurling a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. The smoke bomb ignited and filled the tunnel with smoke, impacting law enforcement officers.