FBI arrests 2 people for assault on Capitol Hill

Two people wanted in connection with the deadly U.S. Capitol raid were arrested over the weekend, including a man who allegedly worked as a bodyguard for former President Donald Trump's confidante Roger Stone, federal authorities said Monday.

Roberto Minuta stormed the Capitol and "aggressively berated and taunted federal Capitol Police officers" during the Jan. 6 insurrection, the FBI said in court filings.

Also arrested over the weekend was Isaac Steve Sturgeon, 32, of Dillon, Montana, who is accused of pushing a metal barricade toward police officers during the uprising, according to court documents.

Meanwhile, Jacob Chansley, the Phoenix man with painted face, bare chest and horned fur cap who entered the Capitol during the assault, will remain jailed until his trial, a Washington judge ruled Monday.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth explained that Chansley entered the Capitol with a spear, ignored police orders to leave, used a loudspeaker to encourage the mob and was one of the first protesters to enter the building.

Chansley doesn't fully understand the seriousness of the charges against him, Lamberth said. The judge indicated that he does not trust that he will adhere to the conditions of his release.

At least five people, including a Capitol police officer, died as a result of the violence inside the legislative chamber, and two other officers later took their own lives. More than 300 people have been charged with federal crimes.

Minuta, 36, of Hackettstown, New Jersey, "was wearing military-type gear, including clothing with an crest related to the Oath Keepers," the FBI said, referring to the far-right anti-government group.

The New York Times identified Minuta as one of six people who provided security for Stone hours before the Capitol assault. Stone, who received a presidential pardon after being sentenced for several serious crimes, was in Washington on the day of the uprising but denies having anything to do with the siege.

Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Gianforti told a White Plains federal court judge that Minuta was one of the Oath Keepers who illegally provided independent security in Washington for "several prominent individuals whom I will not mention by name."