According to the United States Attorney’s Office for Washington D.C., Martin and a friend, Cody Lee Tippet, traveled from central Ohio to Washington to attend former President Donald Trump’s rally on the Ellipse that day before walking to the Capitol building.
At the Capitol, Martin and Tippet were part of a group that tried to force its way onto the Capitol grounds by pushing bicycle racks at police officers guarding the Capitol, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The two men were part of the group that managed to breach the grounds of the Capitol, where Martin spent about 45 minutes in the Crypt and Capitol Visitor’s Center before exiting the building and spending an hour outside the building on the Upper West Terrace.
Surveillance photos that allegedly show Dustin Martin, circled in yellow, and Cody Lee Tippett, circled in green, both inside and outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
Surveillance photos that allegedly show Dustin Martin, circled in yellow, and Cody Lee Tippett, circled in green, both inside and outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
Surveillance photos that allegedly show Dustin Martin, circled in yellow, and Cody Lee Tippett, circled in green, both inside and outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
Surveillance photos that allegedly show Dustin Martin, circled in yellow, and Cody Lee Tippett, circled in green, both inside and outside of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. (PHOTO COURTESY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)
Martin created Facebook posts showing his participation in the breach of the Capitol. In one post, he included a picture of himself and his friend inside the Capitol, writing, “Trump 2021!!!” In another post, Martin bragged about being “hit with rubber bullets, bear mace, pepper spray, teargas, and wrestle(ing) with Capital Police,” saying he’d “do it all over again.”
Martin was arrested by the FBI on June 21, 2023. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 7, 2025.
Tippet was previously sentenced to 30 days in prison for his role in the riot.
Since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,500 people have been charged for crimes related to the breach of the Capitol; that includes more than 571 people charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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just shows how toxic trump is and he only cares about his self
Joe Miller
8h ago
that January 6th should have never happened that was a very sad thing to see home grown terrorist attack one of our most important symbols in America and showed the world the worst of America's people trump should have never done such a thing
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