Kentucky man charged in connection with Jan. 6 invasion of U.S. Capitol

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A Hardin County man was arrested Tuesday and charged in connection with the violent Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI announced Tuesday.

Joseph Irwin, of Cecilia, was arrested without incident and charged with unlawful entry and disorderly conduct in a restricted building and disorderly conduct and parading/demonstrating in the Capitol building, the FBI’s Louisville office said in a tweet.

Irwin was expected to appear in federal court for the first time Tuesday, the FBI said.

At least a dozen Kentuckians have been charged in connection with the riot at the Capitol, which left one police officer dead as a result of injuries sustained during the attack and a woman who had entered the building dead after being shot by police while trying to enter the Speaker’s Lobby.

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