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Two men who allegedly held zip ties in Capitol during riots being investigated by U.S. counterterrorism prosecutors

January 10, 2021 at 8:24 p.m. EST
Rioters enter the Senate Chamber on Jan. 06. (Win Mcnamee/Getty Images)

U.S. counterterrorism prosecutors are investigating two men who allegedly wore tactical gear and held plastic restraints or zip ties in the U.S. Senate during the breach of the U.S. Capitol last week, the Justice Department announced. The men were arrested Sunday.

Larry Rendell Brock, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, was arrested in Texas and charged with one count of knowingly entering a restricted building and one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct, prosecutors said.