Kevin Alstrup, a former State Department contracted officer responsible for diplomatic security, was arrested Tuesday on charges related to his alleged breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Alstrup faces four misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.
At the time of the investigation, Alstrup was employed as a State Department diplomatic security officer. The FBI, during their inquiry, requested assistance from his supervisor to confirm his identity, according to an FBI affidavit.
The FBI noted Alstrup’s familiarity with providing security and protection for high-ranking government officials or sensitive locations, such as embassies.
Although Alstrup is no longer employed by the State Department, he had been providing uniformed officer services for the department as a third-party contractor.
This arrest comes following the sentencing of a former Trump administration State Department appointee, Frederico “Freddie” Klein, to nearly six years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Klein was convicted of multiple felonies, including assaults, civil disorder, and obstruction of an official proceeding. Prosecutors described Klein as having waged a relentless siege on police officers as he attempted to enter the Capitol with a large mob of rioters.