Naperville Resident Charged In U.S. Capitol Riot Due In Court

NAPERVILLE, IL — A man charged in the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol was living in Naperville before the January 6 riot and has been charged with several crimes after is due back in a Washington, DC courtroom next week.

Court documents show that Anthony Antonio obtained an Illinois driver’s license with a Naperville address last year. Antonio has been charged with five crimes, including entering or remaining on restricted grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, obstruction of law enforcement, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting and destruction of government property.

Antonio, 27, was arrested in Delaware in January and is next scheduled to appear in court next week. Charging documents said that Antonio was staying with his parents in Delaware at the time of his arrest.

Court documents allege that Antonio can be seen squirting water and throwing a plastic water bottle at a police officer who was being dragged down a set of stairs while being assaulted by rioters, charging documents state.

Witnesses told the FBI that Antonio had admitted to being at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Footage captured by a police body worn camera shows Antonio at the riot wearing a bulletproof vest and yelling at police officers, “You want war? You’ve got war. It’s 1776 all over again,” the criminal complaint against Antonio states.

Video footage also shows Antonio pushing his way to the front of the line at a tunnel that leads to the Capitol building and later showed him carrying a furniture leg. Authorities said that the wooden furniture leg came from a Congressional office that had been ransacked during the insurrection.

Federal investigators also said that Antonio participated in an internet interview in which he reportedly said, “We wanted to talk to you. You don’t want to talk to us? This is how we do it – 1776 is back.

In the footage, Antonio can also be seen wearing a patch bearing the logo of The Three Percenters, which, according to the Anti-Defamation League, is part of the militia movement, which supports the idea of a small number of dedicated “patriots” protecting Americans from government tyranny.

In March, nearly three Democratic members of the Illinois House of Representatives signed a resolution to condemn the actions of Rep. Chris Miller, who they said was part of the Jan. 6 riot. The resolution criticizes Miller for several actions, including having a Three Percenters decal on his personal vehicle.

The House resolution claims that Miller violated his oaths to the U.S. and Illinois constitutions by “actively and publicly promoting the actions of an internationally recognized para-military hate group,” for having a decal representing The Three Percenters.

Miller has denied being a member of The Three Percenters, and stated he removed the sticker from his truck, according to news reports.

Capitol News Service contributed reporting.