Capitol Riot Suspect Now Accused Of Assaulting Family Member

VIRGINIA — A Virginia who was freed from jail on a federal bond in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, faces new charges of assaulting a member of his household.

Prosecutors are asking a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to keep Joshua Dillon Haynes, 39, of Covington jailed while he awaits trial on charges that he damaged journalists’ video camera equipment outside the Capitol during the insurrection. A video also captured Haynes inside the Capitol, the FBI said.

Haynes is being held in the Allegheny Regional Jail on charges of malicious wounding, strangulation and multiple misdemeanor charges of assaulting a family member, the Roanoke Times reported.

After being arrested on federal charges related to the insurrection on July 1, Haynes was released on $10,000 bond and placed on house arrest with GPS monitoring.

Hayes was then arrested again on July 27 at his Covington home on the domestic violence charges and one count of property destruction. On Friday, federal prosecutors cited the latest charges in asking that bond for Haynes be revoked while he awaits trial in D.C.’s federal court.

Federal prosecutors cited what they said was Haynes’ “lengthy pattern of abusive conduct,” including an assault conviction in 2015, in arguing he is a danger to the public if his federal bond is not revoked, the Roanoke Times reported.

According to federal court filings, Haynes was captured on video destroying equipment belonging to a news media outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before entering the building with a mob of other supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

“They had to run away from us and leave all their equipment so we destroyed it,” read a text attributed to Haynes that was included in an affidavit in Roanoke’s federal court following his arrest.

“i Kicked the fake news ass,” Haynes wrote, according to prosecutors.

Haynes was also photographed wearing a mask while standing in the office of an unidentified U.S. senator, according to court filings.

Federal prosecutors alleged Haynes said the Trump supporters who assaulted police are "heroes" for "having the balls" to do something about election fraud.

Haynes is one of several people charged in connection with attacks on reporters or damage to media equipment on Jan. 6.