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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Jon Seidel

‘They can’t stop a million people’: Chicago man admits role in U.S. Capitol riot

Authorities say this image depicts Athanasios Zoyganeles of Chicago smoking in the U.S. Capitol in Jan. 6, 2021. (U.S. District Court records)

A Chicago man who wrote “they can’t stop a million people” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and later reacted to a separate fatal attack by writing “being a capital police officer is a dangerous job” has pleaded guilty, court records show.

Athanasios Zoyganeles was originally charged in February for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot, which led to what has been described as likely the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. It also sparked a series of ongoing Congressional hearings.

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