Multiple Arrests Made in Connection to Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Richard Ackerman, a 22-year-old man from Salem, New Hampshire, has been arrested by the FBI on felony charges related to the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. Ackerman is accused of taking a Capitol police helmet and throwing a water bottle toward a line of police officers. He referred to the helmet as his "war trophy" and took it back to New Hampshire. The FBI recovered the helmet from Ackerman's home in June 2022. Ackerman made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday.