Dane Co. man charged in U.S. Capitol attack; La Crosse Co. man arrested too

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Dane Co. resident is one of two Wisconsin men due in court Monday on charges connected to the assault on the U.S. Capitol in January as electoral votes are being counted.

According to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Brandon Nelson and Abram Markofski, who hails from La Crosse Co., are set to appear in-person in a U.S. District Court courtroom in Madison.

The pair are accused of departing Madison on January 5 and traveling together to Washington, D.C., to attend a politically rally held by then-President Donald Trump the next morning. Following the event, they went first to the Washington Monument and then the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said.

According to the criminal complaint, Nelson told investigators police were guiding people into the building.

Federal prosecutors allege Nelson and Markofski were “inside the Capitol with a dome-like ceiling” for approximately 20 minutes before going into a second room. In all, Nelson reportedly claimed they were in there for around 40 minutes.

The criminal complaint also stated Markofski contradicted Nelson’s account for how they entered the Capitol, saying instead that the officer didn’t guide them in, rather, he claimed, the officer said, “I can’t make you guys leave. However, for your safety, you should leave. After leaving, Markofski said the duo headed back to Wisconsin.

https://www.nbc15.com/2021/05/03/dane-co-man-charged-in-us-capitol-attack-la-crosse-co-man-arrested-too/