Another North Texas Resident Arrested In Connection With Capitol Riots

(Fort Worth, TX) — A Fort Worth man is accused of assaulting a police officer during the Capitol riots in Washington D.C. earlier this year.

The FBI arrested Thomas John Ballard this week on federal charges related to the deadly Capitol insurrection on January 6th. The Bureau says there is video evidence that shows Ballard hitting officers with a baton and throwing a table at them.

Ballard is one of several North Texans that have been arrested on charges related to the riots in D.C.