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Cranberry man charged in Capitol insurrection

Federal prosecutors allege this security footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows Jordan Bonenberger, of Cranberry Township, unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol. Bonenberger faces four charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.

CRANBERRY TWP — A Cranberry Township man who apparently served in the U.S. Marine Corps turned himself in to federal law enforcement on charges he participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Jordan Bonenberger, 26, faces charges of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building in relation to his alleged Jan. 6 conduct.

He turned himself in to the FBI on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Bonenberger is the first person living in Butler County to face charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. More than 750 people have been charged, including more than 60 Pennsylvanians, due to alleged Jan. 6 conduct.

A redacted criminal complaint filed against Bonenberger alleges he entered the U.S. Capitol at approximately 2:38 p.m. Jan. 6, roughly 38 minutes after rioters breached the building and 18 minutes after members of Congress evacuated their chambers.

Surveillance footage from the Capitol, according to investigators, show Bonenberger entering both the Capitol Rotunda and the West Cooridor before exiting the building shortly before 3 p.m.

At least two individuals familiar with Bonenberger identified him in the security footage, according to the complaint.

This is a developing story.

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