FILE - Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. All eyes are on the Supreme Court in Donald Trump's federal 2020 election interference case. The conservative-majority Supreme Court's next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington ahead of the November election.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) (Jose Luis Magana, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
VERO BEACH, Fla. – A Vero Beach couple is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington D.C.
Surveillance footage captured Andrew and Whitney Johnson joining rioters inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
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According to the FBI, Andrew Johnson repeatedly called officers “oathbreakers” and physically pushed back against police trying to clear rioters from the rotunda.
He was eventually escorted out.
Whitney Johnson is also accused of yelling obscenities at officers and slapping an officer.
Both were taken into custody by the FBI on Thursday and have already made an appearance in a Southern District of Florida courtroom.
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David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.
