WASHINGTON—A second U.S. Capitol Police officer told a federal court in Washington on Oct. 31 that he did not receive help from the Oath Keepers on Jan. 6, 2021.
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn testified at the trial of five Oath Keepers members or associates. Dunn has worked for the Capitol Police for about 15 years. On Jan. 6, 2021, he started his shift at 6:45 a.m. and worked until midnight.
He told the court that there were two instances when people dressed as the Oath Keepers stayed between him and the protestors. The first instance was when Dunn was on the second floor of the Capitol, between the Rotunda and Statuary Hall, preventing people from going down the stairwell behind him. The second was when he was located on the first floor of the Capitol, in the crypt area at the bottom of the stairs….