Capitol Police Officer Indicted For Telling January 6 Rioter To Hide Evidence
Carmine Sabia October 15, 2021
A United States Capitol Police officer has been indicted on charges related to helping someone conceal evidence in relation to the January 6 Capitol incursion.
Officer Michael A. Riley has been accused by prosecutors of contacting someone whose post he read on Facebook and tipping them off, The Associated Press reported.
The officer, who has been on the force for around 25 years, noticed the post with the photo of the person inside that Capitol on January 6 and advised them to remove it from Facebook.
Riley, 50, appeared virtually in federal court in Washington and was released with several conditions, including that he surrender any firearms and not travel outside the U.S. without permission from a judge. He was ordered to return to court later this month.
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Riley, who responded to a report of a pipe bomb on Jan. 6 and has been a Capitol Police officer for about 25 years, had sent the person a message telling them that he was an officer with the police force who “agrees with your political stance,” an indictment against him says.
The indictment spells out how Riley sent dozens of messages to the unidentified person, encouraging them to remove incriminating photos and videos and telling them how the FBI was investigating to identify rioters.
Riley’s attorney did not immediately respond to a reporter’s message seeking comment.
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