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Wed Mar 31, 2021, 12:09 AM Mar 2021

2 More Houston-Area Men Arrested For Joining Capitol Insurrection, FBI Says

Two more Houston-area residents have been accused of participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, bringing the total number of locals arrested to six.

Authorities say Christian Cortez and Benjamin Larocca, both of Seabrook, drove a rental car to Washington, D.C. to attend the march, and entered the Capitol building during the attack. The two men were identified using footage recorded throughout the day, according to court documents.

In one video, Cortez appears on Capitol grounds near a line of officers, alongside other pro-Trump extremists.

"Oath breakers! Oath breakers!," he yells toward a line of officers, according to court documents.

Read more: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2021/03/29/394612/two-houston-area-men-drove-to-d-c-and-joined-capitol-insurrection-fbi-says/


Christian Cortez and Benjamin Larocca allegedly entered the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

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