Houston man at Capitol Riots found guilty, sentencing hearing scheduled for July
Fourth person in Houston-area arrested in Capitol riot investigation
**EDITOR'S NOTE: The following video is from a March 2021 report, when Shane Jenkins was first arrested.** Shane Jenkins, 43, is the fourth person to be arrested in the Houston area for being involved in the U.S. Capitol riots a couple of months ago.
HOUSTON - Another Houston man has been found guilty of his role during the January 6 Capitol Riots in Washington D.C.
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According to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice, Shane Jenkins, 45, was found guilty this past Wednesday after a trial where he was accused of throwing objects at police and smashing a window with a tomahawk axe.
Screenshot of Shane Jenkins Twitter (Photo courtesy of FBI)
Video footage shows him taking the axes out of his bag and smashing a window to the left of the Lower West Terrace tunnel area of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI also reports several videos of Jenkins showing the incident on social media.
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Security video also showed the 45-year-old receiving, picking up from the ground, and throwing objects, including a wooden desk drawer, a broken wooden pole, as well as other "stick-like objects," authorities said, at officers.
Shane Jenkins (Photo courtesy of FBI)
Jenkins was arrested at his northwest Houston home on March 5, 2021, and expected to have a sentencing hearing on July 28, 2023.
Jenkins is the fourth Houston-area resident arrested in connection to the Capitol breach. Another Houston man, a former Houston police officer, and a Spring man have also been arrested.
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The FBI continues to seek information about people involved in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Click here to view photos of some of the wanted individuals.
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Anyone with information about the identity and location of these individuals should call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.