US EditionArmy soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot
- A U.S. Army soldier was arrested in Hawaii for assaulting a police officer with a flagpole during the Capitol riot over three years ago, according to unsealed court records.
- The soldier, Poplin, faces five counts, including felony charges for interfering with police and assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon.
- A video shows Poplin striking a police officer with the flagpole, while the FBI received a tip about his Facebook posts regarding the riot.
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US soldier arrested for allegedly assaulting police officer in Jan. 6 riot
An active-duty U.S. Army soldier has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Alexander Cain Poplin, 31, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Schofield Barracks near Honolulu and is facing multiple felony charges, including assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon and interfering with police during a civil disorder. Poplin is accused of repeatedly striking a Metropolitan Police Department officer…
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Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot
A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Alexander Cain Poplin was arrested on Tuesday at Schofield Barracks, an Army installation near Honolulu. Poplin, 31, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday.…
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