A North Carolina man who authorities allege was one of the first rioters to forcefully enter a long walkway into the U.S. Capitol during the 2021 insurrection has been arrested.

Brett Alan Rotella, also known as Brett Ostrander, 34, of Kannapolis, was taken into custody Tuesday on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Authorities say Rotella led rioters in advancing toward retreating police, who shot rubber bullets at his feet as he protectively walked backward into a hallway that leads into the building from the Lower West Terrace.