WASHINGTON – Uliyahu Haya, 48, from Silver Spring, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The hearing took place before U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols, who scheduled sentencing for January 17, 2025.

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Court records indicate that Haya traveled to Washington, D.C., on that day and entered the Capitol through the Senate Wing Door at around 2:14 p.m. He navigated through several key areas, including the Crypt, Statuary Hall, and the Speaker of the House Lobby.

The altercation occurred approximately at 2:55 p.m. when Metropolitan Police Department officers were trying to expel rioters through the Upper House Doors. Haya participated in the melee, physically confronting and pushing an officer several feet back.

Haya was arrested on August 26, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia. His case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section, with contributions from several other federal and local agencies.

Since the events of January 6, over 1,488 individuals have been charged nationwide in relation to the Capitol breach, with nearly 550 facing felony charges for assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigations into the day’s events continue.

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