Opening statements were delivered Wednesday in the criminal trial of a Texas man charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, making him the first participant to stand trial.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey S. Nestler told the Washington, D.C., courtroom that Guy Wesley Reffitt acted as the tip of the mobs spear the day of the riot, NBC News reported .

Nestler highlighted several alarming statements Reffitt, a former oil rig worker, allegedly made at the Capitol that were captured via the camera strapped to his helmet.

Were taking the Capitol before today is over, ripping them out by their hair. Every fucking one of them, dragging them out kicking and fucking screaming. I just want to see Pelosis head hitting every fucking stair on the way out, and Mitch McConnell, too, Nestler quoted Reffitt as saying, according to CBS News .

William Welch, Reffitts attorney, said his client was prone to making bold statements that he didnt really mean.

Guy does brag. He exaggerates and he rants. He uses a lot of hyperbole, and that upsets people, Welch told the court in a very brief opening statement, The Washington Post reported .

Unlike other Jan. 6 defendants, Reffitt is not accused of assaulting any law enforcement officers or breaking into the Capitol.

But while he did not go inside, Reffitt, an alleged member of the Three Percenters militia group, boasted that he was packing heat, according to the government. Reffitt has said the gun was disassembled . Prosecutors say Reffitt also came equipped with a bulletproof vest, flex cuffs and a megaphone.

He has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts including unlawfully carrying a firearm in the Capitol which has strict rules about weapons and obstruction of government proceedings.