US arrests 500th suspect in relation to Capitol riot

Shane Jason Woods becomes the 500th arrestee – and the first to be charged with assaulting a member of the media, law enforcement says.

An Illinois man on Thursday became the first person charged for attacking journalists during the January 6 assault on the United States Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, marking a total 500 people arrested in relation to the riot. Shane Jason Woods, 43, of Auburn, Illinois, who also goes by the name Shane Castleman, was also charged with crimes including assaulting law enforcement and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building, the US Department of Justice announced. Attorney General Merrick Garland touted the arrest in a statement on Thursday, noting that the department has now arrested 500 people who took part in the violence.