An Indiana man who allegedly carried a loaded gun on Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 insurrection has been arrested.
Alleged MAGA rioter Mark Andrew Mazza's gun reportedly was recovered from the Capitol lawn, and video footage showed him swinging a baton at police during the riot. Two days later, Mazza filed a false police report alleging that he had lost the gun at an Ohio casino, according to the Indy Star.
Mazza 56, made his first appearance in court Thursday after being arrested at his home in Shelbyville on Wednesday. He is being held without bond.
"Investigators in court records said Mazza brought a Taurus revolver, loaded with three shotgun shells and two hollow-point bullets, to the Capitol that day," the newspaper reports.
According to Indianapolis' Channel 13, video footage shows Mazza in a crowd entering the tunnel to the Capitol's Lower West Terrace doors.
"The video shows Mazza holding the doors open in an apparent effort to allow rioters to go into the building," the station reports. "Mazza reportedly held a baton and pushed the group toward officers, who were defending the area, and assaulted them. According to court documents, Mazza swung the baton at police and yelled, "This is our f*ckin' house! We own this house!'"
Mazza is charged with illegal possession of a firearm on Capitol grounds, civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon.
