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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Denham Springs, La. man has been arrested and accused of taking part in the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol Building.

Randy Verdun Sr. is accused of committing four federal offenses including trespassing, disorderly or disruptive orderly conduct, disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building and violent entry.

During his initial appearance in court on May 23, 2024, a judge allowed Verdun to be released without posting bail after federal prosecutors said they did not want for him to be detained.

The arrest warrant, signed May 16, 2024, includes six images that federal authorities say show Verdun at the U.S. Capitol that day.

Verdun allegedly in Senate Wing Corridor(Federal warrant)

In January 2021, the United States Capitol building was attacked by supporters of Donald Trump following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Many in attendance sought to occupy the Capitol to try to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory.

FBI agents have been combing through cell phone videos, videos posted to social media and surveillance footage from that day as they try identify the people who took part.

According to his arrest warrant, Verdun was identified as “an individual who entered the U.S. Capitol during the ongoing riot on January 6, 2021.”

Verdun allegedly entering Capitol(Federal warrant)

Investigators say one piece of video shows police officers “escorting Verdun and other rioters out of the U.S. Capitol at approximately 2:31 p.m.”

Verdun allegedly in the Capitol Crypt(Federal warrant)

“Verdun exited the Capitol through a broken window” four minutes later, the warrant states.

Verdun allegedly leaving Capitol(Federal warrant)

However, 23 minutes later, video allegedly shows him reentering the Capitol through a fire door near the Parliamentarian’s office.

Verdun allegedly reentering Capitol(Federal warrant)

Verdun was interviewed at his workplace on April 16, 2024 and told an FBI agent he travelled from Louisiana to Washington, D.C. in 2021 to “attend the former president’s rally,” the warrant states.

Photo the FBI says it received of Verdun, circled in yellow, near the Capitol on Jan 6(Federal warrant)

The FBI agent who interviewed him says Verdun admitted to entering the Capitol and “positively identified himself in several images at the Capitol” on that date, the warrant states.

Verdun is due back in court on May 30.

WAFB has reached out to Verdun for comment.

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