Rioter Tases Cop, Who Has Heart Attack ARRESTED

2:25-5:00 https://ift.tt/39GXqZL On January 14, 2021, the FBI received a call that members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were with an individual who had contacted police and wanted to turn himself in regarding a wanted poster that included a picture of him. Special Agent James Mulvihill and I responded to the 800 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast, Washington, D.C., and were met by MPD Officers of the Fifth District and VITALI GOSSJANKOWSKI. GOSSJANKOWSKI was not handcuffed or under arrest. With the assistance of MPD Officer Ulrich, from the Special Liaison Branch, GOSSJANKOWSKI was interviewed. GOSSJANKOWSKI stated that someone had called him to inform him that they had seen him on FBI wanted posters. GOSSJANKOWSKI said he never went inside of the building and that he went to the U.S. Capitol out of curiosity. GOSSJANKOWSKI admitted to possessing a Taser, but said he found it on the ground when he was walking up towards the U.S. Capitol. GOSSJANKOWSKI stated that he left after he could not gain entrance to the U.S. Capitol and that he discarded the Taser in a trashcan outside the U.S. Capitol building. GOSSJANKOWSKI stated that he had gone to the U.S. Capitol with a friend of his from Frederick, Maryland. GOSSJANKOWSKI agreed to be photographed on January 14, 2021. Figure Seven shows how he appeared when he was interviewed. Notably, he was wearing what appeared to be the same blue jacket that Person 1 was wearing on January 6, 2021. Figure Seven During the January 14, 2021 interview, GOSSJANKOWSKI provided law enforcement with his Florida Identification Card, which confirmed that his name is VITALI GOSSJANKOWSKI. On January 17, 2021, law enforcement interviewed GOSSJANKOWSKI for a second time. He reiterated what he said during the first interview. I showed him a snapshot of Officer Fanone being assaulted on January 6, 2021. Officer Fanone suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized as a result. Officer Fanone reported that he was Tased multiple times in the back of his neck when he was assaulted by rioters. GOSSJANKOWSKI recognized Fanone in the snapshot and described him as the officer with tattoos on his neck. He said he did not use his Taser on Officer Fanone, but if he touched him, he touched his helmet and it was merely to help him. During the interview, GOSSJANKOWSKI admitted that he was the person in both BOLOs (see Figures Five and Six). He also stated that he took pictures and video when he was on the Capitol grounds, but that he either deleted them or they were lost when his phone died.

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