South Dakota man arrested for assaulting police, other charges during Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON (KEVN) - A South Dakota man was arrested May 9 by the FBI on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for reportedly assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The initial appearance was May 10, in the District of South Dakota.

Darrell Goins, 42, of Newell, South Dakota is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with six felony offenses, including civil disorder; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; and entering and remaining, disorderly or disruptive conduct, and act of physical violence in a restricted building or grounds using a dangerous weapon.

Along with the felonies, Goins is charged with two misdemeanor offenses of disorderly or disruptive conduct, the act of physical violence in a Capitol building or grounds and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

According to court documents, on Jan. 6, 2021, Goins was allegedly part of the crowd gathered on the Capitol’s West Plaza, standing directly in front of a line of U.S. Capitol Police officers who had formed to protect the building. Court documents state that while there, open-source video footage depicts Goins raising his fist in the air and cheering to the crowd of reported rioters. At 1:50 p.m., reported rioters began to breach the police line protecting a staircase located at the north end of the West Plaza. Goins was said to have proceeded with the crowd in pushing forward up the stairs and, before entering the stairway, Goins allegedly threw what appears to be a full, approximately 20-ounce plastic soft-drink bottle in the direction of a USCP officer.

Upon throwing the bottle, Goins reportedly moved with the crowd up the northwest stairs before again allegedly confronting a police line attempting to halt the crowd’s movement. Goins then was said to have physically engaged with several USCP officers while attempting to break through their lines. Despite Goins making it to the top of the stairway that the police were protecting, he was soon after reported to have been wrestled to the ground.

Court documents say that the rest of the mob advanced to the top of the landing of the stairs, and Goin returned to his feet, remaining directly in front of the police line. At some point during this time, Goins allegedly obtained a USCP officer’s riot shield and passed it off to someone else.

On the Upper West Terrace, Goins allegedly entered the Capitol building via the Senate Wing Door at 2:14 p.m., one minute after the initial breach of the Capitol building at this entrance. Once inside the building, Goins moved further in and arrived at the foyer inside the Senate Carriage Door. At that time, USCP officers were working to clear the building by moving the reported rioters out through the Senate Carriage Door. Even with the efforts by the police to move the crowd, Goins remained inside the building, positioning himself to the side of the door’s interior.

Goins was reported to have returned later to the area inside the Senate Wing Door and exited the building at 2:30 p.m.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Birmingham, Minneapolis, and Washington Field Offices. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.

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