- A January 6 suspect accused of attacking police texted his girlfriend that the Capitol riot was "fun."
- The man allegedly told his girlfriend that "We took the fuckin capital [sic]," prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors also accused the 47-year-old of spraying a chemical irritant at police officers.
A Capitol riot suspect accused of attacking police texted his girlfriend who was worried about the violence to say that the insurrection was "so fun," the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Virginia resident Markus Maly faces a slew of charges in connection with the January 6, 2021, insurrection, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement.
Prosecutors accused the 47-year-old of spraying a chemical irritant at police officers and said Maly was caught on camera wearing a cowboy hat emblazoned with "Trump 2020" and holding a riot shield near the Capitol.
Maly also allegedly told his girlfriend that "We took the fuckin capital [sic]" and that it "was so fun" after she said she was concerned about violence during the riot, according to an affidavit from an FBI agent filed in court.
Maly allegedly messaged another person, telling them he "stood his ground" against the police during the insurrection and "went back for seconds and thirds even."
"We were there to support President Trump and the voting process. A voting process that was hijacked and stolen from us," Maly wrote on a Facebook post the day after the riot, according to court documents.
Maly was arrested on Wednesday and his next court date has not yet been set. His attorney declined to comment on the matter.
Over 760 people have been arrested and charged with crimes since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol over a year ago. At least 178 people have pleaded guilty in connection with the deadly insurrection.