An Orange County man has been arrested related to alleged conduct during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI said Thursday.

Walter Joseph Wentland, 31, of Sparrow Bush, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with a felony offense of obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder and misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol building or grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

Wentland’s alleged actions contributed to the disrupted joint session of Congress when they convened that day to ascertain and count the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.

The FBI arrested Wentland Thursday in New York. He will make his initial appearance in the Southern District of New York.

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