According to court documents, Sanford was captured on video hurling what appears to be a fire extinguisher at police. "The object appears to strike one officer, who was wearing a helmet, in the head," the documents say. The object then ricochets a third time and strikes a third officer, wearing a helmet, in the head." According to court documents, a Capitol Police officer witnessed Ehmke smash a window at the Capitol and rushed at him with his shield to try to stop him. Police managed to detain Ehmke, but the crowd started to become aggressive and threatened police not to take Ehmke away.

Source: CBC News January 14, 2021 18:17 UTC