Nathan Earl Hughes is an American man from Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:
Nathan Earl Hughes
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He has distinct notches at the top of his ears.
Aside from Bentonville, he has lived in other part of Arkansas including Cave Springs and Fayetteville.
On January 6, 2021, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA. Wearing a dark hat with a frayed brim, a red bandana, a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black Inforwars branded shirt and black Mechanix gloves, he allegedly breached the building with other supporters of Donald Trump 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.
On January 8, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a tip that he had traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.
On January 18, 2021, the FBI received another tip that he was present at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.
On January 28, 2021, an FBI special agent interviewed him via telephone and he confirmed that he was in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 but claimed he never entered the U.S. Capitol that day.
On August 18, 2023, U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey signed a criminal complaint filed by an FBI special agent against him. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and impeding passage through the U.S. Capitol grounds or buildings.
On August 30, 2023, he was arrested in Fayetteville and booked into the Washington County Jail in Fayetteville.
On August 31, 2023, he made his initial appearance in the Western District of Arkansas via teleconference in federal court in Fayetteville. He was released on $5,000 bond.
He was 34 years old when he was released from jail on August 31, 2023. On September 14, 2023, he will appear before Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather in federal court in the District of Columbia via Zoom.
(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.
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