6, more than 675 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. She said she found and threw away a canister matching the “bear spray” in the back of Bilyard’s vehicle.īilyard’s mother said her son claimed he found the canister on the ground outside the Capitol and it was OK to throw out, the documents say. 6, federal documents say.Īgents also interviewed his mother in Cary, federal documents say. The FBI used photos on his mother’s Facebook page to help identify Bilyard as he was wearing the same gray sweatshirt with “Harvard” across the chest on Jan. “We all make mistakes, but it’s kind of like you have to learn.”Ī cellphone connected to Bilyard was also tracked to being inside the Capitol on Jan. Hopkins said she wondered why Bilyard left for basic training only to return a few months later. After agents showed Bilyard videos of his “apparent participation,” the 19-year-old said, “this is where I take my leave.”Īfter the FBI spoke with him in Texas, he left the Air Force and moved back to Cary. He told agents he was at the Capitol that day but only took part in lawful activities. He then entered a Senate room through the broken window, federal officials said.įederal documents show the FBI interviewed Bilyard in August as he was going through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio. Rioters used the spray to incapacitate officers, Department of Justice officials said.īilyard is also accused of using a bat to smash a window of the Capitol. He was arrested in Raleigh on Monday and made an initial appearance in federal court.įederal officials said Bilyard can be seen on video spraying law enforcement officers with a chemical irritant believed to have been “bear spray.” “I don’t even know what to say.”īilyard is charged with engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, civil disorder, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon, among other charges.
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