Vermont man arrested and charged with assaulting police officers on Jan. 6 in attack that left one officer 'screaming in pain'

Fri, 02/03/2023 - 19:15

William Arthur Nichols Jr. stands among a group of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021. — Prosecutors say William Nichols Jr. attacked police officers with a large circular shield on January 6, 2021.
The Department of Justice

A Vermont man was arrested on several Jan. 6 charges this week.
Prosecutors say William Arthur Nichols Jr. hit police officers with a shield during the attack.
Nichols' scuttle with one officer left them "screaming in pain," according to court documents.

A Vermont man was arrested on a slew of Jan. 6 charges this week after prosecutors said he wielded a shield against a line of police officers defending the US Capitol in an attack that left at least one officer "screaming in pain."