Man arrested in Georgia, accused of U.S. Capitol breach

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday a man was arrested in Georgia accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol during the tumultuous events on Jan. 6.

Officials said 30-year-old Locust Grove man, Jack Wade Whitton, was arrested in Georgia and charged with civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.

Officials said his detention hearing was scheduled for April 2.