AO 91 (Rev.

11/11) Criminal Complaint

U NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

for the
District of Columbia

United St.at.es of America )

V. )
) Case No.
Matthew Ryan Miller
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Date of Birth: XXXXXXXX )
Defendant(s)

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, th e complainant. in this case, state that the following is trne to the best of my knowledge and belief.
On or about the date(s) of January 6, 2021 in the county of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the
in the District of Columbia , the defendant(s) violated:

Code Section Offense Description

18 U.S.C. l 752(a)(l) and (b)(l)(A) (Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds
Without Lawful Authority, with a Dangerous Weapon);
18 U.S.C. l 752(a)(2) and (b)(l)(A) (Knowingly Engages in Disorderly or Dismptive Conduct in any Restricted
Building or Grounds, with a Dangerous Weapon);
40 U.S.C. 5104(d) (Injw-ing Erection or Architectural Feature in the Capitol Grounds);
40 U.S.C. 5104(e)(2)(D) and (F) (Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds)

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

See attached statement of facts.

N Continued on the attached sheet.

Printed name and title

Attested to by the applicant in accordance with th e requirements of Fed. R. C1im. P. 4.1
by telephone.
2021.01 .21
Date: 01/21/2021
19:53:52 -05'00'
Judge's signature

City and state: Washington, D.C. Zia M. Farnqui, U.S. Magistrate Judge
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violations oflocal and federal law, including scores of individuals inside the U.S. Capitol building
without authority to be there.

One of the individuals that was captured in photos and videos published through individual
social media accounts was later identified as Matthew Ryan MILLER (hereinafter "MILLER").
MILLER was dressed in a black cowboy hat, a Washington Capitals red, white and blue jersey,
and a black backpack with blue trim on the shoulder straps and was captured discharging a fire
extinguisher upon the steps leading to an entrance to the U.S. Capitol building. That photo, bearing
the copyright of"Getty Images," appears below as IMAGE-I (MILLER circled within photo):

IMAGE-1

Following the civil unrest on Januaiy 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI collected images
obtained through open source media, to include online tips and complaints. One of the images
obtained was a screen capture, or "screenshot" of a social media post to an Instagram account. The
header accompanying this screenshot contained a profile picture of the user and the words
"President's Park (White House)." That screenshot (IMAGE-2, below) was provided by a
cooperating witness, hereinafter "CW- I." CW-I is familiar with and has been familiar with
MILLER for approximately seven years. CW-I confomed IMAGE-2 was obtained from the
Instagram account and recognized it as belonging to MILLER.

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Although the male suspect's face in the Instagram screenshot (IMAGE-2) was obscured by
large goggle-style sunglasses and a black bandana face mask with a skull design, CW-1 was
confident identifying the male suspect in IMAGE-2 as MILLER, because MILLER has maintained
the same hairstyle for approximately seven years, and because the male suspect in the screenshot
captured is consistent with MILLER's appearance and physical characteristics.

Additionally, a second photo bearing the copyright of "Getty Images," appears below
(IMAGE-3)(with MILLER circled with the photo):

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threatening, or abusive language, or engage in disorderly or disrnptive conduct, at any place in the
Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings with the intent to impede, disrnpt, or disturb the orderly
conduct of a session of Congress or either House of Congress, or the orderly conduct in that
building of a hearing before, or any deliberations of, a committee of Congress or either House of
Congress; and (F) engage in an act of physical violence in the Grounds or any of the Capitol
Buildings.

Finally, your affiant submits there is probable cause to believe that MILLER violated 40
U.S.C. § 5104(d), which makes it unlawful to step, climb, remove, or in any way injure a statue,
seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature ...on the Ca itol Grounds."

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Attested to by the applicant in accordance with the requirements of Fed. R. Crim. P. 4.1 by
telephone, this 21st day of Janua1y 2021.

2021.01.21
19:53:12 -05'00'
ZIA M . FARUQUI
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE