Naples man charged with attacking officers during Jan. 6 riot

A Naples man was detained on various charges for the Jan. 6 Capitol storming.

FBI agents detained 26-year-old Zachary Pearlman in Naples Thursday. Pearlman interned with the Florida Attorney General while at Ave Maria School of Law.

Court documents show Pearlman entering the U.S. Capitol building through the Rotunda Doors at 2:45 p.m. on closed circuit video, according to a recent article by Tyler Watkins of NBC2.

Pearlman entered the Rotunda after a large police force removed the rioters, officials claimed.

The documents show Pearlman turned from a crowd interaction and headed toward the police line.

Pearlman confronted police at the head of the throng.

Pearlman started “jeering” and gesturing at the officers, court documents show. He waited for several minutes as officers tried to forcibly remove the gathering from the Rotunda.

According to court documents, Pearlman extended his arm and pushed into a police officer’s riot shield around 3:08 p.m.

Pearlman left the Rotunda and returned inside the Doors. Around 3:12 p.m., he exited the Capitol, according to documents.

Pearlman spent around 27 minutes in the Capitol, officials said.

Pearlman faces these charges:

• Assaulting, resisting, or hindering officers and civil disorder obstruction are felonies.
• Entering or staying in restricted areas
• Disruptive behavior in a restricted area
• Capitol building or grounds disorderly conduct
• Protesting or parading in the Capitol

More than 1,532 people have been charged in virtually all 50 states in the 45 months following the Capitol incident, according to the DOJ news release.

This article originally appeared on NBC2