[Music] an active duty US Army soldier has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the January 6 Capital Riot 31-year-old Alexander C Poppin was arrested Tuesday at scoffield Barracks near Honolulu and is facing multiple felony charges including assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon and interfering with police during a civil disorder Poppin is accused of repeatedly striking a Metropolitan Police Department Officer with a flag during the capitol breach as prosecutors say his crimes were captured on multiple cameras during the January 6th Riot Poppin was reportedly seen in a restricted area carrying an area Clos sign and a flag pole with a blue flag social media played a crucial role in the investigation the FBI looked into Poland's social media activity including a tip received in February 2021 about his Facebook post indicating intentions to attack police during the riot Poppin was said to have a court appearance late Wednesday no information from that scheduled appearance has yet been made known lawyers for Poppin so far have not answered media requests for comment three and a half years after January 6 and law enforcement continues investigating the assault nearly 1500 individuals have been charged across nearly all 50 states for straight Aro news I'm Lauren Taylor for more stories just like this one download the straight Aro news app or visit s.com [Music]