Frank Dahlquist biography: 13 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Helena Valley West Central, Montana

Frank Dahlquist is an American man from Montana, United States who worked as a fireman in Issaquah, Washington, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He previously lived in Monroe, Montana.
2. From Monroe, he and his family moved to Helena Valley West Central, Montana.
3. He had extensive fire experience in Washington particularly with Snohomish Fire and Rescue, Eastside Fire and Rescue in Issaquah and Getchell Fire in Snohomish County.
4. On January 4, 2021, he sent a text message to another individual, identifying himself as “Frank from Monroe”.
5. On January 5, 2021, he attended a rally in Washington, D.C., USA.
6. On January 6, 2021, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Wearing a black and grey baseball hat with a white graphic on he front, a black beanie beneath the hat, a black hoodie with “1776” in white numerals and khaki pants, he joined other supporters of Donald Trump who 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 was caught on camera assaulting a police officer wit chemical spray.
7. When he was told he would need to get the new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by October 18, 2021, he requested a religious belief accommodation, which was not granted in his case.
8. On April 18, 2022, he was one of the firefighters who attended the city council meeting in Bellevue, King County, Washington to speak out against vaccine mandates.
9. On August 18, 2022, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewed two of his superiors at the fire station in Issaquah where he worked. They told the agent he would consistently wear the same neck gaiter to work at the fire station as a COVID-19 mask.
10. In November 2022, he was sworn in as the new chief of West Valley Fire Rescue, which serves the West Valley, Unionville, the North Hills, and Lewis and Clark County in Montana.
11. On January 4, 2024, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather signed a criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent against him.
12. On January 10, 2024, he was arrested. He made his first appearance in federal court in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana and was taken into to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
13. He was 45 years old when he was arrested on January 10, 2024. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with knowingly remaining in a restricted building without authority, forcibly assaulting or impeding and law enforcement officer, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds.

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.