A couple from the unincorporated Forestburg area of Montague County have been arrested for taking part in the U.S. Capitol.
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Court records show Mark Middleton, 52 and his wife Jalise, 51, are accused of fighting with US Capitol police January 6th.
In an arrest affidavit the FBI says the Middletons were photographed confronting Capitol Police on the steps outside. The affidavit includes Facebook postings from the couple:
• January 6, 2021, at 16:58 hours: We were in the thick of it.
• January 6, 2021, at 17:15 hours: I got tear gassed pepper sprayed and clubbed.
• January 6, 2021, at 19:29 hours: [in response to being asked Did you really storm the capital? ] We did not. When we were on the steps no one was on the inside or on the upper balconies outside.
® January 7, 2021, at 08:01 hours: “I was there on the steps in this pic. Capital police insights this. The crowd was not agitated until CP started tear gassing, pepper spraying and clubbing people.
• January 7,2021, at 08:06 hours: Also. Those that caused damage were NOT patriots. Yea patriots did enter the capital. I have seen private video. But we also had infiltrators, the affidavit says.