A Princeton University student was arrested Tuesday on charges that he joined other rioters in pushing against police officers guarding an entrance to the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack.
This image of Larry Fife Giberson, circled in annotation by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting the arrest Giberson, shows him outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. 2021. The Princeton University student was arrested March 14, 2023, on charges that he joined other rioters in pushing against police officers guarding an entrance to the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack.
Giberson tried in vain to start a chant of “Drag them out!” and then cheered on rioters using weapons and pepper spray against police in the tunnel, according to the FBI. Giberson remained in that area for roughly an hour on Jan. 6, 2021, the affidavit says. A federal magistrate judge ordered Giberson's release from custody after his initial court appearance in Washington on Tuesday.University spokesman Michael Hotchkiss said in an email Tuesday that Giberson is currently enrolled at Princeton as an undergraduate.Giberson was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and a Trump flag around his neck when he joined the mob's assault on police officers in a tunnel on the Capitol's Lower West Terrance, the affidavit says.
Investigators matched photos of Giberson from the Capitol to several images found on Instagram and Princeton University's website, the FBI agent said. The FBI interviewed Giberson at the Princeton Police Department in the presence of an attorney before his arrest., which disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
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Princeton University Student Charged With Joining Mob's Capitol AttackPrinceton University student Larry Fife Giberson, from New Jersey, was arrested Tuesday on charges that he joined other rioters in pushing against police officers guarding an entrance to the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack, court records show
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Princeton student charged with joining mob's Capitol attackA Princeton University student was arrested Tuesday on charges that he joined other rioters in pushing against police officers guarding an entrance to the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack
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Princeton student charged with joining mob’s Capitol attackApproximately 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot, which disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
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Princeton University student charged with ‘violent assault’ on cops on Jan. 6Giberson is currently enrolled as an undergrad at Princeton, a school spokesperson said.
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