File photo of Earles, taken in the Barnes County Courthouse Commission Chambers in April of 2021

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KFGO/NewsDakota.com) – A former Oriska, North Dakota man living in Chama New Mexico, has been arrested on federal charges related to the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

62-year-old Rockne Earles is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, and civil disorder, all felonies. He also faces misdemeanor charges.

Prosecutors say Earles grabbed and threw a Capitol officer to the ground using what appeared to be significant force. Earles was identified from surveillance videos which show that he was inside the U.S. Capitol for about 27 minutes.

The charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia. The case was investigated by the F-B-I’s Albuquerque, Minneapolis and Washington field offices.

Earles unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Barnes County Commission back in November of 2020.