Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
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Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.
Mechanicsburg’s Barton Wade Shively is seen on video shoving a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot, according to the affidavit filed against him.
The details were released after his arrest on Tuesday, along with screenshots of videos Shively can be seen in, and additional admissions he made during an interview with federal investigators. Investigators also chronicled an interview he did with CNN.
Shively, in his early 50s, is a U.S. Marine who served from 1985 until 1992 when he was honorably discharged, according to the affidavit.
He was later released from federal custody after being arraigned on four offenses, including assault.
Screenshots provided by the Department of Justice
Mechanicsburg man Barton Wade Shively as seen in screenshots of videos from the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
During his interview with investigators, the affidavit states that Shively admitted to not only shoving one Capitol officer but two other “physical and assaultive” encounters with law enforcement that day.
Shively told investigators that when the barricades first were broken down by protesters, he walked over them and up the U.S. Capitol steps, according to the affidavit. He said he confronted one of the officers and was pushed back, which led him to become “angered.”
According to the affidavit, Shively told investigators “I got caught up in the moment,” and grabbed a police officer by his jacket while yelling at him.
Another of the instances includes Shively walking down a line of officers who were protecting the Capitol when an officer repeatedly pushed Shively with his baton and commanded Shively to move away, according to the affidavit. Shively told investigators he punched the officer on his riot helmet.
Mechanicsburg man Barton Wade Shively as seen in screenshots of videos from the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Screenshots provided by the Department of Justice)
The affidavit states that video footage of this was obtained from a public tip, showing Shively engaged with the officer.
“Shively is seen in a crowd of rioters struggling with police officers, repeatedly striking or attempting to strike the officers, and physically pushing the police line,” the affidavit states. Investigators also said Shively appears to be attempting to go further into the Capitol.
The third instance involved Shively coming across three law enforcement officers at a later time, including one that he had encountered earlier, he told investigators according to the affidavit. He saw that one of the officers was holding a large can of Mace and he attempted to kick the can out of the officer’s hand, he told investigators.
When he was kicking the officer holding the Mace, Shively said he physically “touched” the officer he recognized from earlier with his hand, according to the affidavit.
Mechancisburg man Barton Wade Shively as seen in screenshots of videos from the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Screenshots provided by the Department of Justice)
Shively was then sprayed with Mace, became blinded, and retreated, according to the affidavit.
Police found two additional videos showing footage of these instances, according to the affidavit.
In one video, Shively can be seen swinging his left arm toward a Metropolitan Police Department Officer and hitting that officer’s left arm. At the same time, he can be seen kicking another MPD officer with his boot, hitting the second officer in the left arm.
Shively also talked about being interviewed by CNN; police recovered the video. In it, Shively can be seen wearing the same clothing as seen in the suspect photos and video clips.
In the video, Shively tells the reporter “What are we supposed to do? OK. The Supreme Court’s not helping us. No one’s helping us. Only us can help us. Only we can do it.”
When shown screenshots of the videos in question, Shively confirmed the man in the images was him, according to the affidavit.
Investigators wrote that Shively said he had videos stored on his phone and agreed to show agents once he had access to his phone which was in his vehicle. Since that interview, Shively has gone back on that agreement, saying he wouldn’t give them his phone and that he had deleted the videos.
On Tuesday, as a part of his release, he was ordered to surrender his phone to investigators.
Shively was released on his own recognizance Tuesday during an arraignment hearing, and he said he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charges.
Prosecutors brought up that while he has been helpful, he also repeatedly obstructed the investigation including deleting evidence off his phone.
This story originally appeared at pennlive.com.
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