Port Charlotte man arrested in connection with Capitol riot

A man with ties to Port Charlotte and New Jersey was arrested in Alabama this week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors say.

Brian Glenn Bingham, 35, of Port Charlotte, is facing charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

The massive demonstration disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

After receiving a tip from a former Army buddy about his involvement in the riot, investigators arrested Bingham in Alabama, court documents revealed. He made his initial court appearance in the Middle District of Alabama on June 23.