January 13, 2025 - WASHINGTON — A Kentucky man has been indicted for allegedly assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon and other offenses related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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.

          Andrew Kyle Grigsby, 29, of Louisville, Kentucky, is charged in an indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia with five felonies, including civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon and inflicting bodily injury; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds using a dangerous weapon; and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon.

          In addition to the felonies, Grigsby is charged with two misdemeanor offenses, including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

          Grigsby was arraigned on Jan. 10, 2025, and is currently incarcerated in Washington, D.C.

          According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C., Andrew Grigsby made his way on to Capitol Grounds and through the restricted perimeter to the Northwest stairwell of the Capitol building. At approximately 1:54 p.m., Grigsby attempted to breach a police line. Grigsby approached the police line holding a black canister and sprayed a liquid, believed to be bear spray, at the officers defending the Northwest stairwell and the Capitol Building.

          The spray forced officers to temporarily retreat. One of those officers described himself being unable to breathe or see without unbearable, tortuous pain. Surveillance footage shows Grigsby descending the stairwell at 1:57 p.m., still holding the canister.


Grigsby walked closer to the police line, extended his right arm, and sprayed the police officers defending the Northwest Stairwell with a liquid which appeared to be a chemical irritant. Immediately after Grigsby discharged the liquid, the officers were forced to temporarily retreat.

          This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section.

          The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Louisville and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.

          In the 48 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,583 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 600 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

          Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.

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

View Grigsby Complaint. 
SourceL DOJ Release