Sen. Sheehy gives statement after video of him & Capitol police pulling man out of committee hearing

WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Tim Sheehy released a statement Wednesday after a video was shared showing him and Capitol police officers pulling a man out of an Armed Services Committee hearing.

In the video, Sheehy and the officers are trying to remove a man from the room where the hearing was being held while the man shouted, "no one wants to fight for Israel."

The man was holding on to the door as Sheehy and the officers tried to remove him. While still holding the man, officers stopped pulling and got him off of the door.

According to Sen. Sheehy the man, Brian C. McGinnis of North Carolina, is now facing three counts of assault on a police officer and three counts of resisting arrest and crowding, obstructing and incommoding.

You can read the full statement from Capitol Police below:

“This afternoon, an unruly man who started to illegally protest during a hearing, put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and fighting our officer’s attempts to remove him from the room. The outburst happened just before 3:00 p.m., during a hearing inside the Hart Senate Office Building. Three officers had to be treated for injuries by DC Fire & EMS. The suspect, who got his own arm stuck in a door to resist our officers and force his way back into the hearing room, was also treated. The suspect, 44-year-old Brian C. McGinnis of NC is facing three counts of Assault on a Police Officer, as well as three counts of Resisting Arrest, and Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding for the unlawful demonstration. Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional Buildings. There are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds, outside, where demonstrations are allowed.”