Pulaski man faces federal charges in connection to storming Capitol on Jan. 6 [Video]

WASHINGTON, D.C., Va. (WFXR) — A man from Pulaski is now facing several charges after he was accused of storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots in 2021.

Court documents obtained by WFXR News revealed that the FBI allegedly received several tips from the public about Carson Rees. Tipsters allegedly sent the FBI screenshots from Rees’s Facebook page of Rees at the attack, and pictures from social media that allegedly included Rees detailing his day during the riot.

As the FBI continued their investigation, agents collected several pictures of Rees allegedly inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Investigators also uncovered that on Jan. 7, Rees allegedly told a friend that he was present in the Capitol Building on Jan. 6.

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