Colts Neck Capitol Rioter Faces Fewer Charges For His Role

COLTS NECK, NJ — A Colts Neck resident who was indicted in connection with being at the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, has been re-indicted by a federal grand jury and faces two fewer charges, according to court documents.

Timothy Louis Hale-Cusanelli, 30, is being held in a federal prison in Washington, D.C., awaiting his trial. A grand jury originally indicted Hale-Cusanelli on seven counts shortly after his arrest in January of last year.

The indictment originally listed the following charges:

• Knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds
• Obstructing, impeding or interfering a law enforcement officer during civil disorder
• Knowingly, and with intent, to disrupt official government functions
• Disorderly or disruptive conduct at the grounds or inside Capitol buildings with intent to disrupt a session of Congress
• Parading or demonstrating inside a Capitol building

Hale-Cusanelli is no longer charged with civil disorder and aiding and abetting, according to the new indictment.

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been linked to the deaths of six people and caused nearly $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building, according to the Justice Department.