James Edward Porter biography: 10 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Hot Springs, Arkansas

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Who is James Edward Porter?

James Edward Porter is an American man from Arkansas, United States. The state is around 990 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 the U.S. Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Biden’s victory.

Porter is accused of joining the U.S. Capitol riot. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.
2. He was born in 1965.
3. On January 6, 2021, he entered the U.S. Capitol building wearing a red hat, a blue gaiter, a dark gray hoodie and a shirt with an American flag.
4. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder; knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and disorderly conduct in a U.S. Capitol building.
5. On January 15, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a tip that he was bragging on Facebook that he was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
6. On March 24, 2024, the FBI received information that he was possibly involved in an assault on a federal officer on January 6, 2021.
7. In July 2024, FBI agents interviewed him and he confirmed the was on the U.S. Capitol grounds on January 6, 2021.
8. On January 13, 2025, U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey signed a criminal complaint filed by an FBI special agent against him.
9. On January 16, 2025, FBI agents arrested him in Benton.
10. On January 17, 2025, he made his initial appearance in court in Arkansas.

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.