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Gallatin man arrested on charges relating to Capitol riots

Eric Chase Torrens
Posted at 3:46 PM, Feb 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-01 16:46:17-05

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — FBI agents arrested a Gallatin man accused of participating in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Eric Chase Torrens, 28, was arrested on Monday morning and is set to appear in front of a U.S. magistrate judge on Monday afternoon. He has been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

Torrens is the sixth person to be arrested in Tennessee in relation to the riots.

The U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Tennessee released the below photos allegedly of Chase inside the Capitol on January 6.

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Eric Chase Torrens
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Eric Chase Torrens
Eric Chase Torrens
Eric Chase Torrens