Capitol Siege January 12, 2021

Alabama Man Arrested In Capitol Siege

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Authorities believe the man in the yellow sweatshirt, pictured above, is 23-year-old William Watson of Auburn, Alabama. Police arrested Watson at his home on Monday.

According to WRBL, “Watson was taken into custody without incident around 1:45 Monday afternoon at a home along Samantha Court in Auburn, Alabama. Federal authorities and Auburn police were present when Watson was led from the house in handcuffs after a Lee County Judge revoked his bond on prior drug charges. Watson is now in Federal custody.”

Watson had previously been arrested on drug charges including trafficking marijuana and LSD.

CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
*William Watson of Auburn, Ala., was taken into federal custody on Monday.
*Authorities say Watson, 23, violated his bond on a July 2 drug case when he traveled to DC to join mob that stormed the Capitol.https://t.co/MkcINa1CVD pic.twitter.com/PTviopncLS
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) January 12, 2021

Federal and local authorities arrested the man, 23-year-old William Watson, alleging that he violated the terms of his bail by traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the rally and attempted insurrection at the Capitol last Wednesday.https://t.co/YYhnUoAh38
— Alabama Political Reporter (@ALReporter) January 12, 2021