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WASHINGTON DC (77WABC) – Two men have been charged with the alleged assault of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who later died following the Capitol riot on January 6th.
Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of West Virginia, were arrested on Sunday and will appear in court today, The Washington Post reported.
The cause of death of the 42 year old Sicknick is yet to be determined. Originally several media outlets said Officer Sicknick had been bludgeoned to death with a fire extinguisher, but investigators determined that those reports were false.
Citing arrest documents, the two were charged with nine counts of assault on multiple officers, plus civil disorder and obstructing a Congressional proceeding, after tipsters identified both from surveillance video images.
“Give me that bear s—,” Mr Khater allegedly said to Mr Tanios on video recorded at the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol at 2:14 pm, according to the reports.
In court papers, the FBI wrote, “Officers Sicknick, Edwards and Chapman, who are standing within a few feet of Khater, all react, one by one, to something striking them in the face. The officers immediately retreat from the line, bring their hands to their faces and rush to find water to wash out their eyes.”
