Capitol Police officer charged with obstructing Jan. 6 investigation.
A Capitol Police officer is facing two counts of obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to help someone avoid being prosecuted for the Jan. 6 riot by telling them to change Facebook posts to indicate they were not in the Capitol at the time of the riot.
The Capitol Police officer, Michael Angelo Riley, had been with the department for more than 25 years when he was indicted for allegedly helping someone, referred to as “Person 1” in court documents obtained by Law & Crime.
The court documents allege that Person 1 had accepted a friend request from the Capitol Police officer despite the fact that they did not know each other. Person 1 had posed commentary and footage that indicated Person 1 was inside the Capitol during Jan. 6.
Documents allege Riley identified himself as an officer and said he agreed with the person's political stance.
“Hey [Person 1], I'm a capitol police officer who agrees with your political stance. Takedown the part about being in the building they are currently investigating and everyone who was in the building is going to [be] charged. Just looking out!" Riley wrote to the person, according to court documents.
Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement that the obstruction of justice charges “is a very serious allegation.”
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