NJ Father, Son Attended U.S. Capitol Riot Together: Reports

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The son of an Atlantic City man, who claimed he urinated in Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot, also faces charges, according to media reports.

James Rahm Jr. was arrested on Feb. 5 in connection with the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Rahm Jr. appeared virtually in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

His son James Douglas Rahm III was arrested on March 18 in Northfield after authorities obtained Snapchat videos that showed him inside the Capitol building, according to a report by NJ Advance Media.

The FBI later obtained texts between Rahm Jr. and his wife confirming their son's presence at the riot, the Press of Atlantic City reports. Authorities told The Press that Rahm III was with his father at the rally, but the two split up so he could see friends.

In GoPro-style camera footage, Rahm III was seen among a group of people "overpowering U.S. Capitol Hill Police officers, to force the U.S. Capitol doors open from the inside," according to a complaint obtained by the Press.

Rahm III has been charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol Building.

A court date for Rahm III has not been determined yet.

Both father and son are free on bond, according to NJ.com.

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