CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — A Citrus Heights man was arrested Friday in Folsom after being charged with obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder.
Those charges were filed in Washington D.C. in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 protests at the U.S. Capitol Building.
Kyle Travis Colton, of Citrus Heights, is facing the following charges:
- Felony obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder
- Misdemeanor trespassing and remaining in a restricted building
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol building
- Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building
U.S. court documents allege he was caught on camera taking pictures inside the Capitol Rotunda and helping rioters push back against police orders to exit the building.
Police say Colton took a flagpole that a rioter was using to attack a police officer and gave it back to the rioter.
Colton was identified though a tip given to the FBI by a Delta Airlines flight passenger who said they sat next to Colton on Jan. 7 as he bragged about being part of the "second wave" of protesters in the U.S. Capitol Building the day prior.
The flight passenger and another unnamed witness told police Colton showed them pictures and videos from the building.
In the almost three years since Jan. 6, more than 1,230 people have been charged for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol. The investigation is ongoing.
