A Pennsylvania man was arrested on August 6 for his alleged participation in the January 6 Capitol riot, facing charges of assaulting law enforcement and other misdemeanors. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, along with the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section, is prosecuting the case, according to an announcement posted on the Department of Justice website.

Daniel Collins, a 43-year-old from Greentown, Pennsylvania, has been charged with multiple offenses, including obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia. Collin's alleged actions occurred during the disruption of a joint session of the U.S. Congress tasked with confirming the 2020 presidential election results.

The criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia outlines additional misdemeanor charges against Collins: entering and remaining in restricted grounds or buildings, engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds, and parading in a Capitol building, as per the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia. Following his arrest by FBI agents, he made his initial appearance in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Court documents reveal that during the Capitol siege, Collins was amidst a crowd on the northwest side of the Capitol grounds. He reportedly assaulted a Metropolitan Police Department officer at approximately 2 p.m. on January 6, "grabbed an MPD  officer around the neck, nearly bringing the officer to the ground," as stated in the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia. Collins is said to have entered the building through the Senate Wing Doors, waving a historical flag, and was caught on video impeding police during efforts to clear the Rotunda.