Michael Foy in photo in court file
Michael Foy of Wixom, videotaped swinging a hockey stick at police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was arrested Thursday, the FBI announced.
The bureau's Detroit office tweeted the five charges against him, shown below. Foy, 29, is scheduled to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Thursday.
An FBI affidavit states:
On or about January 10, 2021, the FBI received a tip on its official Twitter account. The tip provided a single image or photograph of a male carrying a hockey stick. The exact tweet stated “This is the man that killed the police officer. He hit him with a hockey-stick over and over in the head.” This tip has not been corroborated or confirmed by law enforcement.
On or about January 15, 2021, the FBI conducted open source research for an individual matching the tip’s provided photograph. Several additional photographs were identified from various online sources. These photographs indicated that the same individual, carrying a hockey stick, had been present both outside and inside the Capitol.
The video shows a large crowd of individuals gathered around an entrance to the U.S. Capitol. It further shows the man with the hockey stick lifting the stick above his head and swinging it down rapidly, striking an individual on the ground several times.
