WASHINGTON — A Dutchess County man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others, commonly referred to as “The Insurrection”, disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Christopher Douglas Finney, 32, of Hopewell Junction has been charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder. He is also facing misdemeanor charges of knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
Finney was arrested on Thursday by the FBI in Hopewell Junction and will make his initial appearance in the Southern District of New York.
According to court documents, Finney traveled from his home in New York to Washington, D.C., to attend a rally on Jan. 6, 2021. Finney recorded himself near the Washington Monument and, in the recording, stated, “We’re gonna be going up to, where they’re – what’s the building where they’re doing the counting at?” Someone off camera replied, “the Capitol,” and Finney continued, “We’re going up to the Capitol, eventually. We’re gonna storm the Capitol. They’re not gonna keep us outta there. We’re gonna make sure that this is done correct and that Donald Trump is still our president.”
At approximately 12:49 p.m., according to the FBI, an open-source video captured Finney addressing a crowd through a megaphone while just outside the fenced boundary of the Capitol’s restricted area. Approximately four minutes after Finney…
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