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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 7, 2024

Nicholas Waldon Smotherman, 41, of Mt. Juliet was arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers and other charges stemming from his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to court documents, Smotherman was filmed shoving a police officer, attempting to take the officer's baton, and yelling obscenities during the riot. He is charged with felony offenses of obstruction of law enforcement and assaulting officers in addition to several misdemeanors. The case is ongoing and being investigated by the FBI's Memphis and Washington, D.C., field offices. Smotherman will make his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The U.S. attorneys office for the district announced the charges in a press release.