WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A Tontitown man who is facing a felony charge for his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to change his plea on Friday, Sept. 27, according to court records.
David Michael Camden was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on July 1, 2024. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Camden originally faced six charges related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Camden is now only accused of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, which is a Class C felony, according to a Sept. 17 filing.
Camden is scheduled for an arraignment in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27. Court records show Camden is expected to change his plea, though it is unclear when or how he originally pleaded.
According to court documents, an FBI agent spotted a subject, who was later identified as Camden, among a group of rioters on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.
Nearly 20 minutes after rioters breached the Capitol at around 1:20 p.m., the agent alleges that bodycam footage captured Camden yelling at officers and pushing a bike rack barricade — which was intended to separate officers and rioters — in an "apparent attempt to breach the police line at this location."
Officers responded by deploying a chemical irritant toward him, but despite this, Camden stayed on the Capitol grounds and reportedly continued to riot.
Documents say Camden was seen on surveillance cameras on the West Front of the Capitol grounds at around 2:11 p.m. deploying a fire extinguisher toward a line of police officers.
He then allegedly climbed a media tower on the West Front and waived a "Three Percenters" flag, which court documents say is "an American far-right anti-government militia."
Through interviews and public records, the FBI identified the rioter as Camden in March 2023.
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