Eric Richard Staples, who now lives in Girdwood, entered the Capitol through a broken window, charges filed against him said. It wasn’t clear why his arrest came more than three years later.
Updated: 10 hours agoRioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
Staples, who had his first hearing Thursday in Anchorage federal court, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Scoble that he and his wife live in Girdwood. He provided little additional personal information. The FBI received “a number of public tips” in January 2021 regarding Staples’ involvement in the riot, according to a statement of facts written by an FBI agent and included with the charges. During an interview in October 2021, a tipster provided screenshots of Staples’ Facebook posts about going to the riot and photos of him at the U.S. Capitol, the statement said.Staples deleted his Facebook and other social media accounts by the morning of Jan. 7, the statement said.
Staples told the investigator he walked to the capitol after Trump’s speech, the statement said. The area was crowded and people were climbing up the walls when he arrived, according to the statement.
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