'Never was prouder to be part of it': Jan. 6 rioter fought with cops and later bragged about it on Facebook, feds say
Source: Law & Crime
May 24th, 2024, 1:59 pm
A Maryland man who fought with cops guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and later bragged on Facebook he “never was prouder to be part of it” pleaded guilty this week to charges in the case. Nicholas Ortt, 43, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a news release. He’s set to be sentenced on Sept. 23.
Ortt went to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, to attend former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a statement of facts that outlines the case.
After the rally, Ortt confronted cops. He was seen on police body camera footage struggling with vastly outnumbered police officers trying to hold the line. Ortt was the first rioter to push through against police shields at one location on the Capitol’s West Plaza, court documents said.
As he pushed through the police line, Ortt grabbed officers’ batons as they struggled to prevent other rioters behind Ortt from attacking. Once Ortt breached the line, he continued to fight with officers as their cordon collapsed. Police briefly pushed Ortt back, forcing him to retreat into th
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