Ex-US army soldier convicted of Iraq manslaughter held over Capitol attack

Edward Richmond Jr, convicted over 2004 civilian death, arrested on charges he assaulted police offers with baton on January 6

A former United States army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq to death was arrested Monday on charges that he assaulted police officers with a baton during the US Capitol attack.

Edward Richmond Jr, 40, of Geismar, Louisiana, was wearing a helmet, shoulder pads, goggles and a Louisiana state flag patch on his chest when he attacked police in a tunnel outside the Capitol on January 6, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit.