A Louisiana man convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian while serving as a U.S. Army soldier in Iraq more than a decade ago was arrested on Monday on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riots, according to the Department of Justice.
Edward Richmond Jr., 40, faces felony charges of civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. He was also hit with several misdemeanor charges, according to court documents.
Federal investigators first zeroed in on Richmond as an unidentified helmeted figure beating law enforcement officers with a baton in social media videos taken at the Capitol, court records detail. Dubbed “Buff Lightyear” by online sleuths, he was eventually identified by at least two con
