Carbon man arrested for his part in January 6th Riots on U.S. Capital

Hofer

A Carbon, Indiana, Man is in Custody for his alleged involvement in the January 6th riots on Capital Hill.

According to court documents filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Southern Indiana District Court, Nicholas Scott Ingram Hofer, 34, of Carbon, was charged with being one of the people who entered the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, to interrupt the joint Congressional session to validate the presidential election results.

Hofer faces a series of charges, including:

Hofer on January 6th, 2021.

Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers

Civil Disorder

Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds

Hofer in January 6, 2021, in a gasmask outside of the Capital.

Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building

or on Restricted Grounds

Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or

Grounds

Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in Capitol Building or

Grounds

Act of Physical Violence in Capitol Building or Grounds

The charges stem from crowds of people gathered at the Capital building, who, once they attacked, entered the building, the violations of local and federal laws inside the U.S. Capitol without authority to be there.

One individual sent two tips (one in April 2021 and the other in May 2021) to the FBI. In those tips, the individual referred to an image from January 6, 2021, they saw on an Instagram

account with the handle @HomegrownTerrorists and identified that individual as Nicholas Hofer(HOFER). The individual provided the FBI with the @HomegrownTerrorists image along with two images of HOFER from a Facebook account.

Hofer is captured on video throughout several phases of the riot, including but not limited to:

The first breach of the western perimeter of the Capital grounds,

The entry into the West Plaza,

Going up to the Lower West and Upper West Plaza into the Capital Building,

On the stairs of the Capital,

Pushing the barricades back onto the officers, who retreated,

Breaking the Senate Wing Doors using an access point used by fire personnel to get inside.

Records cite that Hofer stopped at one point, removed a gas mask, and poured water on his face before putting the mask back on and returning to the Senate floor.

Hofer was also caught on camera in the area of the East Rotunda Door on the second floor.

Other video footage captured Hofer involved with an assault on an officer.

Videos and phone calls from Hofer’s phone inside the Capital building placed him at the scene of the riots.

Officials allege that Hofer was in the area of the Capital building for approximately 38 minutes of the three-hour riot. 

Note: All individuals named in this matter are presumed innocent until proven guilty.