Navy Sailor Stationed On Aircraft Carrier Charged After Jan. 6: Report

ARLINGTON, VA — A Navy sailor charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was stationed on a military aircraft carrier when he joined the pro-Trump mob, according to multiple reports citing court documents.

The FBI on Sunday arrested David Elizalde in Arlington on misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct inside a Capitol building, according to an Associated Press report.

Elizalde told investigators he was stationed on the USS Harry S. Truman when he drove from Norfolk to Washington, D.C., to join a crowd of Donald Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol to disrupt a joint session of Congress gathered to certify the 2020 presidential election results, the AP reported.

Elizalde is the fifth active-service military member to be charged in connection with the attack, Military.com reported.

According to the AP's report, video of a man matching Elizalde's description showed him enter the Capitol through the Senate wing doors and leave the building three minutes later. Elizalde told investigators he complied when an officer asked him to leave the building but lingered outside "to observe the scene for a little while because he knew something historic was happening," the AP reported, citing the FBI.

According to data provided by the Navy to Military.com, Elizalde was a petty officer first class and an aviation structural mechanic stationed at a maintenance department in Rota, Spain.

Elizalde enlisted in June 2007 and served aboard the Truman and the USS Eisenhower, Military.com reported. His service record showed he earned four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals and five Good Conduct Medals.