A 40-year-old Southwest Virginia man surrendered to the FBI today for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol that attempted to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Nathan Bordeaux, 40, of Floyd, allegedly used a riot shield to further his advance into the U.S. Capitol and later hurled a water bottle toward a law enforcement officer during the riot.
Bordeaux is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. He made his initial appearance in the Western District of Virginia.
In addition to the felonies, Bordeaux is charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings, and parading, picketing and demonstrating in a Capitol building.
Bordeaux’s younger brother, John, 36, has also been charged with two felony offenses and a number of misdemeanor offenses related to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. John Bordeaux was arrested on Oct. 9, 2024.
A tip that the brothers attended the Jan. 6, 2021, riot together led to a separate investigation into Nathan Bordeaux.
Court documents: Nathan Bordeaux
According to court documents, Nathan Bordeaux was identified on video footage at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, among a mob of rioters fighting officers on the Northwest Capitol grounds.
He was wearing a black jacket, camouflage gloves, a backpack, goggles and a camouflage neck gaiter.
Bordeaux appeared in the video on the Northwest steps. After breaching these steps, Bordeaux advanced to the Upper West Terrace with a riot shield, which he later handed to another rioter near the Senate Wing Door.
At 2:13 p.m., Bordeaux is seen on CCTV footage as one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol through this door. Inside, Bordeaux moved toward the Senate wing, crossed back and proceeded to the Crypt, where he joined a group of rioters yelling and chanting. Bordeaux then made his way to the Small House Rotunda on the second floor, passed through Statuary Hall and approached the Speaker’s lobby doors.
At 2:41 p.m., Bordeaux opened the Southeast doors from inside the Capitol and, at 2:47 p.m., exited to announce that a woman had been shot. He returned moments later, throwing a water bottle at Capitol Police, narrowly missing an officer.
Bordeaux then re-entered the Capitol as officers attempted to secure the entrance. Court documents say that Bordeaux waved other rioters inside and exited and re-entered the building multiple times.
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.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Richmond and Washington field offices.
Wanted by the FBI
In the four years since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,500 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The FBI currently has nine videos of suspects wanted for violent assaults on law enforcement agents or officers.
The FBI has also sought information from the public to help apprehend violent offenders from January 6, 2021.
The FBI also seeks assistance to locate known fugitives including Evan Neumann, Adam Villarreal, Paul Belosic and Jeffrey Dale Snyder.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with tips may call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.
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Crystal Graham
