MD 'Proud Boy' Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Police In Jan. 6 Riot

MILLERSVILLE, MD — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors said he was a member of the white supremacist group the Proud Boys.

Scott Miller, 37, of Millersville, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to the felony charge in front of U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. Miller is scheduled to be sentenced on April 19.

His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election, federal prosecutors said.

According to court documents, on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Miller left his home, purchased a new truck, and drove to Washington, D.C., to participate in the events at the Capitol that day. Miller arrived by 4:15 p.m. and made his way to the Lower West Terrace “tunnel,” the site of some of the most violent assaults on law enforcement officers, wearing orange ski goggles, a tan backpack, and other gear.

At the tunnel entrance, Miller joined the crowd of rioters who were attacking members of the Metropolitan Police Department and the United States Capitol Police, who were defending the tunnel, a Department of Justice news release said.

Court documents say that about 4:27 p.m., Miller struck a Metropolitan Police officer with a long wooden pole multiple times. After that assault, Miller threw at least five objects at the police in the tunnel, including a metal pipe or pole, a bottle, a short wooden stick, a large black speaker, and an article of clothing.

About 4:33 p.m., Miller then struck multiple police officers who were defending the tunnel several times by swinging and jabbing a long blue and white pole at their heads. Shortly thereafter, Miller grabbed a Capitol Police riot shield held by two officers and, after a brief struggle, ripped the shield away from the officers. Miller then carried the shield back into the crowd behind him and handed it to another rioter.

Miller was arrested on Dec. 16, 2022, in Maryland by the FBI.

This case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which identified Miller as #132 on its seeking information photos.

In the 36 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,265 people have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 440 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

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