Sonoma County Man Charged In U.S. Capitol Breach

SANTA ROSA, CA — A Sonoma County man is among more than 700 people arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection that happened one year ago today.

Daniel "Dan" Shaw was arrested Dec. 3 in Santa Rosa and has been charged in federal court on suspicion 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, according to a list of Capitol Breach cases released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

In a warrant issued Nov. 29 for Shaw's arrest, an acquaintance of Shaw who is also accused of taking part in the Capitol breach told an FBI special agent that Shaw and his high school-aged son drove from California and spent the night Jan. 5 in a Washington D.C. hotel room.

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The agent confirmed Shaw's presence — and his son's — Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol Building by comparing images from Capitol surveillance video with photos of Shaw's California driver's license and Facebook page.

Further, the FBI obtained a search warrant for Shaw's cell phone records which showed his cell phone was used Jan. 6, 2021, inside the U.S. Capitol Building.

According to documents filed in support of the arrest warrant:

"Additionally, FBI personnel reviewed video footage from the U.S. Capitol security cameras during the times in which Shaw's cellular telephone was identified as being located inside of the Capitol. In reviewing the video footage, FBI personnel identified Shaw as being physically present inside the U.S. Capitol, specifically entering through the Rotunda doors, while holding what appears to be a cellular telephone phone in his hand, as though he was filming or photographing his entrance, at approximately 3:02 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”). Shaw then entered the Rotunda at approximately 3:03 p.m. EST and later exited the U.S. Capitol through the Rotunda doors at approximately 3:16 p.m. EST."

As of Dec. 28, Shaw was charged in federal court but it was not clear whether he has entered a plea.

So far, 705 people have been arrested. Among them:

• More than 225 defendants have been charged with counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including over 75 individuals who have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.
• Ten people have been arrested on a series of charges that relate to assaulting a member of the media, or destroying their equipment, on Jan. 6.
• Approximately 640 defendants have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds, including:
• More than 75 people charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.
• More than 45 people charged with destruction of government property, and over 30 defendants charged with theft of government property.
• Some 275 people have been charged with corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding, or attempting to do so.
• Approximately 40 defendants have been charged with conspiracy, either to obstruct a congressional proceeding, obstruct law enforcement during a civil disorder, conspiracy to injure an officer, or some combination of the three.

At least 165 people have pleaded guilty to a variety of federal charges — 145 of them to misdemeanor offenses, and 20 to felonies, including six people who assaulted police officers.

Seventy-one people have been sentenced — 31 to jail time, 18 to a period of home detention and others to probation without jail time.

The FBI is still seeking the public’s help to identify 350 people believed to have committed violence on the Capitol grounds, including 250 who are believed to have assaulted police officers.

The FBI also said it has 16 videos of suspects who are wanted in connection with violent assaults on federal officers, and one video of two suspects who are wanted regarding assaults on the media on Jan. 6. Anyone with tips about the identity of those people is asked to call 800-225-5324 or visit Tips.fbi.gov.