Patrick McCaughey IIILast Updated: April 17, 2023
Litigation Details
- Arrested in South Salem, New York
- Trial on Sep 13, 2022
Executive Summary
Patrick Edward McCaughey III was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees; civil disorder; entering restricted building or grounds; and violent entry or disorderly conduct.
**“The vicious attack on Officer Hodges was abhorrent and quintessentially un-American,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin. **
In the front line of rioters, an individual, who has subsequently been identified as McCaughey can be seen using a clear police riot shield to physically push against the left side of an officer’s body. The officer was pinned between the clear police riot shield being held by McCaughey and the lower west terrace door. The officer appeared to be loudly crying out in pain. As the officer was being pinned to the door by McCaughey, a separate rioter was violently ripping off the officer’s gas mask, exposing the officer’s bloodied mouth.
As McCaughey was using the riot shield to push against the officer, numerous other rioters behind and around McCaughey appeared to add to the weight against the officer.
Litigation Details
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Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees
- Civil Disorder Restricted Building or Grounds
- Violent Entry or Disorderly Conduct
Timeline of Litigation
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Arrested
South Salem, New York | January 19, 2021 -
Charged
January 29, 2021 "Indicted 1/29." -
Charged
April 16, 2021 "Second superseding indictment issued 4/16." -
Charged
March 3, 2021 "Superseding indictment issued 3/3." -
Status Conference
September 20, 2021 "Status conference set for 9/20 at 2 pm." -
Trial
September 13, 2022 "Found guilty 9/13/22 of a total of nine offenses. They include seven felony charges: three counts of aiding or abetting or assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, including one involving a dangerous weapon; one count of obstruction of an official proceeding; one count of interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder; one count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and one count of engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. The two misdemeanor charges include: disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building and committing an act of violence in the Capitol Building or grounds."
Press Coverage
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Connecticut Man Sentenced for Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
Published on April 14, 2023 Read at US DOJ -
Three Men Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach
Published on September 13, 2022 Read at US DOJ -
Connecticut Man Charged with Assaulting an Officer During U.S. Capitol Breach
Published on January 20, 2021 Read at US DOJ
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