Alabama man charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol breach

Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser
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An Alabama man faces felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Kaleb Dillard, 26, of Columbiana, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with the felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

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Dillard is also is charged with six related misdemeanor offenses. He was arrested Tuesday in Columbiana and was set to make his initial court appearance in the Northern District of Alabama.

Dillard could not be reached for comment.

Dillard is a former U.S. Marine and a finance student at Samford University, according to his LinkedIn profile. He says on his profile that he graduated from Briarwood Christian High School and served the marines as a videographer and public affairs correspondent for five years.

Columbiana is about 30 miles southeast of Birmingham.

According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Dillard allegedly entered the Capitol through the East Rotunda doors at approximately 2:26 p.m. Once inside, he made physical contact with two officers from the U.S. Capitol Police.

Kaleb Dillard, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Alabama, is among those charged with participating in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Kaleb Dillard, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Alabama, is among those charged with participating in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.

The FBI’s field offices in Washington D.C. and Birmingham worked to identify Dillard from photos taken that day, the release states.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney at mroney@gannett.com.

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