FLOYD, Va. – A man from Floyd has been arrested and is facing several charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, according to the Department of Justice.
Forty-year-old Nathan Bordeaux is accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder, both of which are felony charges. In addition to these offenses, Bordeaux has also had several misdemeanor charges brought against him, including:
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- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
- Act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings
- Parading, picketing and demonstrating in a Capitol building
Court documents state Bordeaux was seen on video footage at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, alongside a group of rioters reportedly fighting officers on the Northwest Capitol grounds. Shortly after, Bordeaux is seen wearing a black hat, goggles and a police riot shield while breaching the Northwest steps.
Then, according to court documents, Bordeaux is said to have gone to the Upper West Terrace with the riot shield, which he later gave to another rioter near the Senate Wing Door.
At 2:13 p.m., surveillance footage shows Bordeaux as one of the first individuals to breach the Capitol through this door. While inside, Bordeaux moved toward the Senate wing, crossed back and proceeded to the Crypt, where he joined a group of rioters yelling and chanting, authorities said. He then went to the Small House Rotunda on the second floor, passed through Statuary Hall and went up to the Speaker’s Lobby doors, court documents say.
At about 2:41 p.m., authorities allege that Bordeaux opened the Southeast doors from inside the Capitol and, at 2:47 p.m., exited to announce that a woman had been shot. Moments later, he returned and threw a water bottle at Capitol Police, narrowly missing an officer, court documents say. Bordeaux then re-entered the Capitol as officers attempted to secure the entrance and reportedly waved other rioters inside. He is said to have exited and re-entered the building multiple times.
While working to identify rioters who assaulted law enforcement officers during the riots, the FBI investigated a man, who was later discovered to be Bordeaux’s brother, John Paul Bordeaux. Investigators then learned from a tip that John Paul Bordeaux accompanied his brother Nathan to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
On Tuesday, Nathan surrendered to the FBI and made his first appearance in the Western District of Virginia.
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. The FBI’s Richmond and Washington Field Offices are investigating it.
Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.