Pittsburgh-Area Man Pleads Guilty To Capitol Riot Charges

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Oakdale man has pleaded guilty to a criminal charges for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021.

Jorden Robert Mink, 29, pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting, impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon, theft of government property and aiding and abetting.

According to court documents, on January 6, 2021, Mink used a baseball bat to shatter a window in the Capitol Building, entered the building through that broken window, and started removing property including chairs. He handed the property to individuals in the crowd on the exterior of the building. Other individuals were seen handing out property such as a lamp and drawers through the same window after it was shattered by Mink.

Mink was also seen striking an adjacent window repeatedly with a baseball bat, in an apparent attempt to shatter it.

In video surveillance, prosecutors contend Mink was seen spitting at officers guarding one of the doors and then throwing several objects at them – including a traffic cone, a large rectangular-shaped object (possibly a step or drawer), and a stick. Mink then appeared to be armed with a long pole used to repeatedly strike at the officers.

Mink faces up to 20 years in prison. He will be sentenced in April.