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February 25, 2024 - WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been indicted and arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Thomas Paul Osborne, 40, of Lakeland, Florida, is charged in an indictment filed in the District of Columbia with a felony offense of civil disorder and misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds.

Osborne was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, by the FBI in Lakeland and made his initial appearance in the Middle District of Florida.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting this case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida provided valuable assistance.

The FBI's Tampa and Washington Field Offices are investigating this case. The FBI identified Osborne as BOLO (Be on the Lookout) #347 on its seeking information photographs. The U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department provided valuable assistance.

In the 37 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,313 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 469 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Attachment: osborne_indictment.pdf [PDF, 127 KB]