Joseph Leyden biography: 10 things about US Capitol riot suspect from La Grange, Illinois

Joseph Patrick Leyden is a white man from Illinois, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

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1. He lives in La Grange, Illinois.
2. Aside from La Grange, he has lived in other parts of Illinois including Chicago, Orland Park and Hickory Hills and La Grange Park.
3. He previously lived in New Port Richey, Florida, USA.
4. He previously lived in Monon, Indiana, USA.
5. He works as an electrician.
6. He is 1 year older than his brother Daniel Leyden.
7. Wearing a red hat, blue hooded sweatshirt with white lettering “Trump 2020” on the right breast and a Presidential Seal on the left breast, a blue flag tied around his neck and blue jeans, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA on January 6, 2021with Daniel. That day, Donald Trump supporters breached the building while a joint session of Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 presidential election. During the riot, he and Daniel were caught on camera assaulting law enforcement officers and engaging in disruptive and disorderly conduct.
8. On December 29, 2021, someone who knows him and Daniel identified them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
9. An FBI special agent filed a criminal complaint against him, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather on August 10, 2022. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon, interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder and four related misdemeanor offenses.
10. He was 56 was years old when he was arrested in La Grange on August 23, 2022. On the same day, he appeared in court and was released on bond.

(This is a developing story. More details are being added.)

If you have information about someone who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI.