Man accused of restraining officer Fanone joins 1,145 others arrested over Jan. 6

By the numbers: Snoots is one of some 398 people who have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employees.

Flashback: Fanone gained national attention after testifying about his assault before the House Jan. 6 committee last year.

• He suffered a minor heart attack and a traumatic brain injury after he was dragged into a mob, beaten and tased during the Capitol riot. Fanone resigned from the force in Dec. 2021.

The big picture: Snoots is accused of grabbing Fanone and physically restraining him while other rioters assaulted him.

• Video indicates the 59-year-old's actions "appeared to significantly hinder and impair Officer Fanone's ability to defend himself against the continuous assaults by other rioters," the DOJ alleges.
• Snoots was charged in a criminal complaint with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder, along with several misdemeanor offenses.

Of note: Four other men have pleaded guilty to assaulting Fanone, per the Washington Post.

• Among them are Daniel Rodriguez, from Fontana, California, who received a 12-year prison sentence, and Albuquerque Head, from Kingsport, Tennessee, who was sentenced to more than seven years.

Go deeper: Here are the harshest punishments yet for Jan. 6 rioters