In a tearful interrogation with investigators, an alleged Capitol rioter acknowledged using a stun gun Jan. 6 on a federal officer during a mob assault, according to videos released Tuesday by federal authorities.
Man charged in Capitol riot sobbed while talking about using stun gun on officer, interrogation video shows
“What do you want me to tell you? That I Tased him? Yes,” Daniel Rodriguez, 39, of Fontana, California, said on the video footage released by the U.S. Department of Justice.“I don’t know,” Rodriguez said through tears. “I’m sorry. I know he’s a human being with children. … And he’s not a bad guy, it sounds like. He is just doing his job."
But they have argued that statements he made about the officer are inadmissible in court, and they requested all of Rodriguez’s statements be suppressed regarding Fanone’s alleged assault, according to a court filing this week. on charges that include assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon; impeding, obstructing or interfering with law enforcement during the commission of a civil disorder that obstructs an official proceeding and theft of government property.
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