Pennsylvania Man, Alan William Byerly, Charged In Attack On AP Photographer, Police During US Capitol Riot

Philadelphia PA

08 July, 2021

1:40 PM

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CBS Philadelphia July 8, 2021 A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alan William Byerly, 54, was armed with what appeared to be a stun gun when he charged at officers guarding the Capitol, an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit. After police apparently removed the device from his hand, Byerly continued to charge at the officers, punching or pushing at least three of them, and tried to grab an officer's baton, the agent wrote. Officers managed to restrain Byerly, but a fellow rioter helped him escape, the FBI said. Police recovered the stun gun that he apparently wielded. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.