US Capitol fire extinguisher suspect held

By Sarah N. Lynch
Updated January 15 2021 - 11:14am, first published 11:11am
US authorities say a man accused of throwing a fire extinguisher at police has been arrested.
US authorities say a man accused of throwing a fire extinguisher at police has been arrested.

A federal judge has ordered a retired firefighter in Pennsylvania to be detained pending trial after prosecutors filed charges alleging he hurled a fire extinguisher at police during last week's mob attack on the US Capitol.