WASHINGTON, D.C. — A South Deerfield man has been charged after attempting to assassinate a cabinet member nominee.
Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, has been charged with the attempted assassination of a cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Grounds of the Capitol.
This stems from a January 27 incident where English, also known as “Reily”, turned himself in to the U.S. Capitol Police.
According to charging documents, English admitted to possessing a knife and two Molotov cocktails.
Police searched English and found a folding knife, as well as two improvised incendiary devices from the inside pockets of English’s jacket. The devices were constructed of 50 milliliter bottles of vodka with a grey cloth affixed to their tops. Police recovered a green lighter from another pocket.
While searching English, he confessed that he was at the Capitol to kill a Presidential nominee who was there testifying before the U.S. Senate. Police recovered a note that English wrote to his family member, saying “This is terrible but I cant do nothing while nazis kill my sisters…I’m so sorry for lying and plotting and lying.”
The case remains under investigation by U.S. Capitol Police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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