Jan 07, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC A 26-year-old Boulder man, as well as his father, has been arrested on charges that stemmed from the Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the U.S. Capitol.Jonathan Wayne Duke Valentour, 26, of Boulder has been charged with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. He is the son of Joseph Charles Valentour, 66, of Centerville, Ohio, who was also arrested and faces the same charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Both men also face the following misdemeanors: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.The father, Joseph Valentour, was arrested on Friday in Ohio. His son, Jonathan Valentour, was arrested on Monday in Colorado, the DOJ said. Based on court documents, Joseph Valentour approached a line of police officers on the Lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where he appeared "to purposefully back into it." An officer appeared to try to push him back, but rioters grabbed the officer's baton and dragged them into the crowd, the DOJ said. "Shortly thereafter, amid the ensuing chaos, additional body-worn camera video captured (Joseph) Valentour pushing against the police line," the DOJ said in a Tuesday morning press release. "It is alleged that (Joseph) Valentour touched an unknown police officers shield multiple times and appeared to be working with other rioters to disarm the officer of the shield. Court documents say that (Joseph) Valentours efforts were eventually successful, causing the officer to fall down a flight of stairs."An officer tried to help their fellow officer, but Joseph Valentour charged at and pushed the assisting officer, the DOJ said. Police's body-worn camera footage showed him pushing another police line before moving back into a crowd of rioters. According to court records, his son, Jonathan Valentour, was in the same area. He was seen charging toward a police line, pushing other rioters into the police line, and trying to interfere with officers' efforts at the scene, the DOJ said. "Officers eventually successfully repelled Duke (Jonathan Valentour) down a flight of stairs," the department said in a press release. Jonathan Valentour then allegedly ran back up the stairs, used another rioter as protection from police and tried to push that person into the officers, the DOJ said. "A nearby police officer deployed pepper spray in Dukes direction, and Duke quickly retreated back down the stairs and into the mob," the department said. Both men were arrested this month after the FBI identified Joseph Valentour in its surveillance images from that day. Since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,580 people have been charged for crimes related to the breach at the U.S. Capitol. This includes more than 600 people charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov.People allegedly involved in the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021 who are from Colorado (or arrested here): Alexis Bustos was arrested in Denver on Nov. 18, 2021. He was charged with two counts of temporary residence of the president and two counts of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He pleaded guilty to one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds in November 2022. The other counts were dismissed. He was sentenced to a probation term of 24 months. His hometown is unknown.  Todd Branden Casey of Denver was arrested on Aug. 30 in Georgetown, Colorado. He faces felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, plus multiple misdemeanor charges.  Jacob Clark of Colorado Springs (previously lived in Trinidad) was arrested in April 2021 on multiple charges in connection to the Jan. 6 riot. He demanded police officers to stand down during the attack. He was sentenced on Oct. 30, 2023 to nearly three years in prison and a year of supervised release. Glen Wes Lee Croy, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing inside the Capitol in August 2021. He was sentenced in November to 90 days of house arrest along with 14 days in a community correctional facility. He called himself an idiot. Tyler Earl Ethridge of Colorado Springs was arrested in July 2022 in Denver and faced six federal charges for his participation in the riot. He was a pastor who graduated from Charis Bible College in Woodland Park. After he was convicted on Sept. 8, 2023, he was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2024 to seven months in prison.  Isaiah Farnsworth, who lives in Tennessee but was living in Broomfield, Colorado in January 2021, was sentenced on Sept. 8, 2023 to three months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for one felony count of destruction of government property. He pleaded guilty on May 4, 2023.  Robert Gieswein of Woodland Park was arrested and faced multiple charges in January 2021 in connection to the Jan. 6 riot, including assault on an officer "with a spray canister, temporary barrier, and baseball bat," according to his arrest affidavit. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge in early March 2023. He was sentenced to 48 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.  Jonathan David Grace of Colorado Springs was arrested on March 30, 2023 on felony and misdemeanor charges. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 24, 2023 to assaulting a law enforcement officer, and was sentenced on Jan. 30, 2024 to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $5,000 in fines and $2,000 in restitution. Logan Grover of Erie was charged in April 2021 with disruptive conduct in a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds, and demonstrating in a capitol building. He pleaded guilty in July 2022. He served in the Army Reserve for nearly 10 years and was deployed to Iraq, according to The Denver Post. He was sentenced to a month of house arrest and two years' probation in February 2023. Thomas Patrick Hamner of Peyton was arrested and charged in November 2021. Videos allegedly showed him fighting with Capitol and Metropolitan Police. In September 2022, he was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Lisa Ann Homer of Colorado Springs was arrested in November 2021 in Colorado Springs. She faces charges of illegally entering the capitol, disorderly and disruptive conduct on capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building. She was sentenced to three years' probation, 60 hours of community service, a $5,000 fine and $500 restitution. Jennifer Horvath of Colorado Springs was arrested and charged in May 2022 on multiple federal charges. She was located after FBI agents linked her to her boyfriend Glen Wes Lee Croy (listed above), who was also arrested, charged and sentenced for his involvement. She was sentenced in November 2022 to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home confinement and 14 days at a residential facility, plus a $500 restitution. Klete Keller, an Olympian from Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding after storming the U.S. Capitol in September 2021. He faces 21 to 27 months in prison. He was sentenced to 6 months of home detention and 3 years probation. Clive Kincaid, of Durango, was arrested on Aug. 22, 2023 on charges of knowingly entering the Capitol without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building on restricted grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.  Rebecca Lavrentz of Falcon pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.  Avery Carter MacCracken of San Miguel County was charged in December 2021 with assaulting officers in the Jan. 6 riot. He was arrested in Norwood on six federal charges. He was captured on videos and in photos fighting with U.S. Capitol Police officers. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing a law enforcement officer on Oct. 20, 2023. He was sentenced on May 16, 2024.  Matthew James Melsen, 34, of Wheat Ridge was arrested on Feb. 28, 2024 in Colorado. He faces the following charges: felony civil disorder and felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, as well as misdemeanors including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, impeding passage through the Capitol grounds or buildings, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings. Patrick Montgomery of Douglas County was charged in January 2021 with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. According to an affidavit for his arrest, federal investigators were tipped off by someone who saw Montgomery in photos from inside the Capitol posted to Facebook. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted on March 20, 2024. He was sentenced to 37 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release on Oct. 31, 2024.  Daniel Michael Morrissey was charged in federal court in November 2021 for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. He pleaded guilty to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and was sentenced to 45 days of incarceration and 26 months of probation in mid-August. Hunter Palm of Colorado Springs was arrested in May 2021 after he allegedly entered U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosis office on Jan. 6. He was identified to federal investigators by a family member. He was arrested in May 2021 and indicted the following month. He initially pleaded not guilty to all counts before taking a plea deal. He was sentenced in January 2024 to 36 months of probation. Jeffrey Sabol of Jefferson County is accused of dragging a police officer down steps to be beaten by an American flag outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. A federal judge denied him bail in April 2021. After the attack, prosecutors said he tried to fly to Switzerland. In March 2024, he was sentenced after he was convicted of three felonies obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, federal robbery, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and aiding and abetting to 63 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $32,165.65 in restitution. Justin Schulze, of Colorado Springs, was arrested on Nov. 13, 2023 and faces felony and misdemeanor charges after reportedly storming the U.S. Capitol with hundreds of other Trump supporters. Christian Peter Tyner, of Highlands Ranch, was arrested in Washington DC on charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He pleaded guilty in November to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and grounds and one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced to 24 months probation. He is David Tyners son. David Christian Tyner, of Highlands Ranch, was arrested on charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He pleaded guilty in November to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building and grounds and one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced to 36 months probation. He is Christian Tyners father. Jonathan Wayne Duke Valentour, of Boulder, was arrested and charged with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, as well as multiple misdemeanors in January 2025. His father was also charged. Timothy Williams of Trinidad was charged in June 2021 with multiple federal crimes. FBI agents found Williams on videos of the rioters inside the Capitol that day. Eric Zeis, of Monument, was arrested on Nov. 13, 2023 and faces felony and misdemeanor charges after reportedly storming the U.S. Capitol with hundreds of other Trump supporters
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