Kansas City FBI agents arrest three linked to US Capitol attack
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
FBI agents say three people who lived near the Kansas City metro area were arrested Thursday morning in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.
William N. Chrestman and Christopher C. Kuehn, both of Olathe, Kansas, and Louis E. Colon, of Blue Springs, were arrested on suspicion of multiple charges. The release said all three are charged with conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Each was arrested without incident, the FBI said.
Federal charging documents included two others, Cory and Felicia Konold, who were charged alongside the other three men in connection with the attack on the Capitol. The Konolds were also arrested on Thursday, according to FBI records.
The documents say the five conspired with others to commit the attack on the Capitol that left multiple dead and others wounded. As of Thursday, more than 150 have been charged in connection with the attack.
Documents allege Chrestman and Felicia Konold were captured on camera marching and chanting with a far-right extremist group called the Proud Boys. The documents don't explicitly say they are members of the group.
Investigators say all five "acted in concert to achieve unlawful purposes." The FBI said the five people had attached orange tape to their clothes and tactical gear they were wearing.
The charging documents said Chrestman and the Konolds moved around police barricades to get to the Capitol. Chrestman is alleged to have encouraged others to crowd a Capitol police officer in order to stop an arrest.
Photos from inside the Capitol captured during the attack seem to show each of the five inside the building. Investigators say Kuehne can be seen moving a podium in front of a barrier to stop it from closing.
A witness tipped investigators off to Felicia Konold's Snapchat account. Documents allege Konold posted on social media about the attack after it happened.
