An aspiring Texas actor was accused of using a crutch to beat up a cop during the January Capitol Hill riot, according to the FBI.
Luke Coffee, 41, is charged with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds for joining a rowdy mob that stormed the building Jan. 6, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Daily Beast.
Coffee was identified as the man who appeared in videos wearing a cowboy hat, camouflage jacket and blue bandanna while wearing a crutch on the steps of the Capitol, the complaint states.
According to the FBI, he can also be seen holding the object above his head before attacking a mob of DC and Capitol Police agents.
The complaint further alleged that he hit an officer in the chest and head with the crutch, and that the weapon was subsequently passed on by the rioters, who used it to attack other officers.
Coffee’s social media pages reveal that he is a supporter of Donald Trump and believes in QAnon’s conspiracy theories.
The day before the riot, Coffee said in a YouTube video, “All hell will break loose tomorrow,” the Daily Beast reported.
After the riot, Coffee continued his tirades online, saying, “ I was ready to die last night. We thought so, we were totally gassed. And I literally thought I was being gassed like I was in Nazi Germany, a Jew being gassed. Okay, ”said Central Track in Dallas.
Coffee has appeared on several TV shows, including “Murder Made Me Famous,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Las Vegas,” and others, his IMDB page says.
The Justice Department has accused more than 200 people of storming the Capitol in a riot that left five dead, including a Capitol police officer.