Glens Falls man charged in U.S. Capitol intrusion arraigned on Wednesday

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GLENS FALLS — The Glens Falls man accused of illegally being in the U.S. Capitol after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building was arraigned on two federal charges on Wednesday.

James Bonet, 29, was arrested on charges of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to paperwork filed in U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia.

Bonet appeared virtually before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Stewart for a hearing in the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Rosenthal outlined the maximum potential punishment that Bonet could face.

On the charges of unlawfully entering the building, he could face up to a year in prison, a $100,000 fine and one year of probation. The disorderly conduct charge carries a potential sentence of 6 months in prison, a $5,000 fine and a year of probation.

Bonet is accused of entering the building illegally with a group of people who claimed there was fraud in the 2020 presidential election. He had posted a series of videos to his Facebook page of him entering the building on Jan. 6.


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James Bonet, of Glens Falls, is seen in this image he posted to his social media of him at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Bonet is facing federal charges after authorities say he was in the building illegally as part of the group of President Donald Trump supporters challenging the election results.