The Guy Photographed In Nancy Pelosi’s Office Is Among Those Who’ve Now Been Charged

A man with 11 molotov cocktails at the ready and another who forced his way into the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to put his feet up on a desk were among the arrests announced by federal officials Friday after the Capitol mob riot by Trump-supporting insurrectionists.

Lonnie Coffman, of Alabama, allegedly drove his pickup truck carrying nearly a dozen molotov cocktails, two handguns, and an M4 assault rifle just a short distance from where a crowd of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol, federal officials said.

First Assistant US Attorney Ken Kohl said some of the molotov cocktails retrieved by law enforcement officials contained gasoline and styrofoam, making them “homemade napalm.”

Richard Barnett, a Trump supporter who stormed the US Capitol and was pictured sitting at Pelosi’s desk, was also arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The 60-year-old is facing multiple federal charges for his role in a violent attack on the Capitol, including entering restricted grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property, first Assistant US Attorney Ken Kohl said in a call with reporters.

Images of Barnett lounging at a desk in Pelosi’s office after he and others overran US Capitol Police and stormed the halls of Congress spread widely on news outlets and social media.

Barnett spoke to the New York Times after he had forced his way into Pelosi’s office, showing items that he had taken from the Speaker’s office.

“I wrote her a nasty note, put my feet up on her desk,” he told the Times while holding an envelope he had taken from her desk.

Barnett told the newspaper he had “paid” for the items by leaving a quarter on the desk.

On Friday, federal officials announced Barnett and Coffman were two of 15 cases that have been filed so far against people who stormed the Capitol building. They again vowed to continue to pursue charges against others in the massive crowd.

“We’ll spare no resources to hold all of these people accountable, and it’s going to be something we continue to work on in the coming hours, days, and weeks,” said Kohl.

Congress members were forced to flee and were escorted to secure rooms during the violent attack, where five people died, including a US Capitol Police officer and a Trump supporter who was shot by police.

About 11 other federal cases remain under seal, but Kohl said more information would be released.

“The rioting and destruction that we saw will not be tolerated,” said FBI assistant director Steven D’Antuono.