The Jan. 6 rioter seen in photos wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” hoodie inside the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Virginia on charges stemming from a dog attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert Keith Packer, 60, was arrested on Thursday “following an investigation into an animal-related incident” that had occurred on Monday in Newport News, a city spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Packer was charged with one count of animal attack resulting from owner’s disregard for human life, a felony, the spokesperson said. He was also charged with attacking while at large and no city license, both misdemeanors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Civil charges have also been filed against Packer, including dogs running in a pack and vicious dog, the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police told Newport News ABC affiliate\u00a0WVEC<\/a>\u00a0that four people were taken to the hospital with dog bites stemming from the attack.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n “As part of the investigation, authorities seized one adult dog, six 11-week-old puppies, four live rabbits, and one deceased rabbit from the property,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The case is being investigated by the city’s Animal Services division, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Packer is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges on Sept. 12. Online court records do not list any attorney information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was previously convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, after\u00a0pleading guilty<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 to one misdemeanor count of demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol building and was sentenced to 75 days in prison in connection with the Capitol siege.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Federal prosecutors in the Jan. 6 case said that Packer has been a “habitual criminal offender for 25 years with 21 convictions for mostly drunk driving, but also for larceny, drug possession, and forgery.” He was incarcerated for several previous offenses, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was ultimately pardoned, after President Donald Trump issued<\/a> a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n