Fallston Man Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Breach

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A 50-year-old Fallston man has pleaded guilty to a felony offense related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Douglas Wyatt, 50, of Fallston pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to a felony offense of assaulting a federal officer using a dangerous weapon before U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss. Wyatt is scheduled Kuehne to be sentenced on Nov. 1, 2023.

According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Wyatt traveled from his residence in Fallston to Washington, D.C., to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally and to protest Congress’ certification of the Electoral College. After the rally, Wyatt walked to the U.S. Capitol complex wearing a black and gray hat with yellow lettering, dark sunglasses, a black winter jacket, white and red gloves, a gray backpack, blue jeans, white and gray tennis shoes, and, occasionally, a black face covering, according to court documents.

Wyatt arrived at the U.S. Capitol building at approximately 1:30 p.m., where a large crowd had assembled on the restricted grounds. Court documents state that Wyatt was on the West Plaza near the inaugural stage at the front of a group of rioters facing a police line and federal law enforcement officers wearing riot gear. Wyatt was standing near his stepson, Jacob Michael Therres.

At around 2:10 p.m., rioters began breaching the police line and engaging in physical altercations with officers. At this time, Wyatt helped pull away a bicycle rack barrier from the police line during a struggle between police and rioters, court documents noted.

At around 2:14 p.m., Wyatt picked up a 4 x 4 wooden plank off the ground and handed it to Therres, who took the wooden plank and threw it at the police line. Approximately 10 minutes later, Wyatt took a chemical spray gun from a black bag on the inaugural stage area on the West Plaza and began spraying law enforcement officers from the inaugural stage, court documents noted.

In the 32 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,146 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 398 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.