NJ man accused of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 riot appears in federal court

HELMETTA, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The New Jersey man accused of spraying police officers with a chemical irritant during the January 6 attack on the Capitol made an appearance in federal court on Monday.

Gregory Yetman, 47, of Helmetta, Middlesex County, turned himself in last Friday to Monroe Township Police after a statewide manhunt began searching for him.
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According to an FBI wanted poster, Yetman is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds; and act of physical violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings.
The FBI released photos showing Yetman spraying liquid on officers at the Capitol.
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Investigators also released bodycam footage from the officers, showing another angle of Yetman spraying liquid.

They say he sprayed the liquid for up to 14 seconds.