FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas man accused of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is now facing a federal firearms charge after prosecutors said he fired several shots toward law enforcement days before his first court appearance, according to a news release.
Nathan Donald Pelham, 40, of Greenville, shot at Hunt County Sheriff’s Department officers April 12 when they arrived at his home to do a welfare check, according to the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. The shooting happened days before he was scheduled for his first court appearance for charges relating to the U.S. Capitol riot.
Pelham is facing four misdemeanor charges for the part he is accused of playing in the breach of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
