PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man who works in Camden County, New Jersey, and whose phone was tracked from there to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 when witnesses say he was at the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection, has been charged with four federal crimes.
Donald Smith, who was arrested on Thursday in Lindenwold, faces charges of:
• Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority
• Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
• Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds
• Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building
The criminal complaint says in the week after Jan. 6, three anonymous tips about Smith came in to the FBI, including at least one from a co-worker at UPS in Lawnside, New Jersey.
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"He says he was in Nancy Pelosi's office and that it was the best day of his life," said one of the tipsters, according to the complaint.
Another witness said Smith told him he "had a great time."
Investigators say that later, the FBI interviewed witnesses who identified Smith on news media footage and on closed-circuit video from inside the Capitol during the time of the insurrection.
Smith was wearing clothing that was familiar to the witnesses and standing next to the words "MURDER THE MEDIA" in a doorway of the Capitol, according to the complaint.
Cell phone records from Jan. 6 confirmed Smith started that day just before 7 a.m. in Lindenwold, and was in Washington, D.C., from just after 10 a.m. until about 6:25 p.m., according to investigators.
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