DES MOINES, Iowa - The Des Moines man accused of involvement in violent protests at the U.S. Capitol last week is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday
Doug Jensen is set to appear before a federal judge in Des Moines at 2 p.m. after being arrested by the FBI over the weekend.
Jensen was identified in numerous videos and photographs leading a group confronting Capitol Police last Wednesday.
He faces numerous charges, and has been fired from his job as a laborer for a masonry contractor (Forrest & Associates Masonry)
Jensen will appear before Judge Helen Adams at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in Des Moines.
He was arrested by the FBI at 1 a.m. Saturday at his home and booked into the Polk County Jail, according to a press release from Sgt. Ryan Evans of the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Des Moines Police assisted in the arrest
Jensen's charges are listed below:
- 1) Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- 2) Disrupting the Orderly Conduct of Government Business
- 3) Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- 4) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- 5) Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer During a Civil Disorder