CEO arrested for breaking Capitol during Trump-fueled uprising

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Brad Rukstales, CEO of marketing technology company Cogensia, apologized for what he called a “moment of extremely poor judgment”.

“It was the worst personal decision of my life,” Rukstales said in one statement posted on Twitter.

Based in Schaumburg, a Chicago suburb, Cogensia tried to distance itself from its CEO, who, according to the company, has been placed on leave.

“Mr. Rukstales’s actions were his own; he was not acting on behalf of our company, nor does his actions in any way reflect our company’s policies or values,” Cogensia said in a statement posted on LinkedIn.

Neither Rukstales nor Cogensia were available for further comment. US Capitol Police did not respond to a request for comment to confirm the arrest.

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Five people died as a result of Wednesday’s uprising, including a Capitol police officer. A federal murder investigation has been opened into the death of the officer. House Democrats plan to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday for “inciting insurgency,” according to sources familiar with the case and a draft article obtained by CNN.

“Unqualified and as a peaceful and law-abiding citizen, I condemn the violence and destruction that took place in Washington,” Rukstales said in his statement.

The CEO of Cogensia said that after the Washington meeting, he “followed hundreds of others through an open series of doors to the Capitol to see what was going on inside.”

Rukstales said he had been arrested and charged with unlawful entry.

“My decision to enter the Capitol was wrong, and I am deeply sorry that I did,” he said.

A number of other attendees at Wednesday’s unrest have been affected by their employers. Navistar, a Maryland-based direct marketing company, fired an employee who was photographed with his corporate identification badge in the Capitol building.

“While we support the right of all employees to peaceful, lawful exercise of freedom of expression, any employee who engages in dangerous behavior that endangers the health and safety of others will no longer be employed by Navistar Direct Marketing,” said the company in a statement issued to CNN.

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