Edward Richmond Jr. biography: 13 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Geismar, Louisiana
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Edward Richmond Jr. is an American man from Louisiana, United States. The state is around 1,166 miles away from Washington, D.C., USA.
On November 3, 2020, Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election, defeating Donald Trump. On January 6, 2021, Trump’s supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. while a joint session of U.S. Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Biden’s victory.
Richmond is accused of joining the riot and assaulting police in a tunnel outside the U.S. Capitol. Here are 13 more things about him:
He is a resident of Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
He grew up in Gonzales, Ascension Parish.
Growing up, he enjoyed playing computer games, competed on the math team in school and took medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
He attended East Ascension High School in Gonzales but dropped out at the start of 11th grade.
In 2000, he was charged with resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.
In 2001, he was arrested with crack cocaine and marijuana in an undercover drug sting. After punching an officer in the chest and trying to run, he was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, battery of a police officer and resisting arrest. After completing 30 days in rehab, he passed his general education development test, enrolled at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and decided to join the U.S. Army.
After completing basic military training, he shipped to Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, USA, home of the 1st Batallion/27th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Infantry Division. In January 2004, he was one of the U.S. Army soldiers who left Hawaii for yearlong deployment to Iraq.
On February 28, 2004, he fatally shot Iraqi cow herder Muhamad Husain Kadir, a civilian, near Taal Al Jal, Iraq while Kadir was handcuffed.
On August 5, 2004, he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison by a U.S. Army court-martial panel in Tikrit, Iraq. He was given a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Army. He lost his right to carry a firearm and vote and was incarcerated in a U.S. Army jail in Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA.
In June 2006, he was released from U.S. Army jail and went home in Gonzales. Two weeks after his release, he was employed at a foundry outside Gonzales.
On January 6, 2021, he entered the U.S. Capitol building wearing a helmet, shoulder pads, goggles and a Louisiana state flag patch on his chest.
On January 22, 2024, he was arrested in Baton Rouge and charged with civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding police with a dangerous weapon.
He was 40 years old when he was arrested on January 22, 2024. On January 23, 2024, he will make his initial court appearance.
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History of Recently ARRESTED #BuffLightYear The Army vs. Spec. Richmond, Edward Richmond Jr. says he was doing his duty when he shot a civilian in Iraq, but the Army convicted him of manslaughter. His father's mission is to clear his name.https://t.co/uQ23gck0QFpic.twitter.com/f1kgH4m5j0
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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