New London Man, 24, Charged In Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot: Feds

NEW LONDON, CT — A 24-year-old New London man went before a federal judge in New Haven Wednesday after he was arrested and charged in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Justice Department.

Based on a criminal complaint issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Jeremy Baouche, is charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; and disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building, according to the U.S. Attorney.

A week after the riot, on Jan. 13, a tipster alerted the FBI National Threat Operations to his presence in the Capitol. In the days following, two more tipsters supplied the FBI with information.

Norwich Police Department Detective Delmar A. Carter Jr., assigned as a Task Force Officer with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was the investigator.

According to the federal complaint's "statement of facts," Baouche is employed by General Dynamics Electric Boat as an engineer and is a University of Connecticut "alumni."

On Jan. 20, Carter went to EB in Groton to interview Baouche —who was not at work Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 and a friend told the FBI that Baouche told them that he was going fishing with his grandfather, according to federal charging documents.

Baouche declined to speak with him without an attorney.

Two days later, his employer, a Department of Defense contractor, "voluntarily provided" his internet search history performed on his work computer. Those search topics included, "the inauguration, the U.S. Capitol building layout, guns, rifle scopes, lasers, Trump protests, FBI Capitol, and searches for jobs in the western U.S." Baouche secret security clearance as part of his job at EB, Carter said.

Through investigation, mobile phone data obtained through search warrants, images and video as well as interviews with witnesses including people who know him, it was determined that Baouche had entered the Capitol, per the criminal complaint statement of facts.

Video and still images embedded in the documents below, shows him with a megaphone who'd bought in November of 2020, the FBI agent wrote. It's reported that he used it while inside the Capitol.

"In open source video, BAOUCHE is seen in the Capitol, calling into the megaphone 'who’s house' while people in the area responded, 'our house' at least three times," the report reads.

Here is the 'Statement of Facts' prepared by Carter:

Baouche appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector in New Haven and was released on $100,000 bond.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Baouche is scheduled to appear via videoconference in that court on Nov. 18.