FBI Seizes US Capitol Lego Set, Holds It as Evidence Against Man Accused of Role in Jan. 6

When federal agents arrested a Pennsylvania man in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion, they also took his Legos.

Robert Morss, 27, of Glenshaw, north of Pittsburgh, was arrested by federal authorities last month for his role in the incursion. According to a Justice Department news release on June 14, he was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of an official proceeding; civil disorder; and robbery of personal property of the United States.

Morss remains in federal custody.

According to the release and a criminal complaint released by the Justice Department, Morss “grabbed an officer’s baton and tried to rip it away. He is seen again attempting to rip items, including a metal fencing barricade and a helmet visor, from the hands of officers.”

The criminal complaint against Morss accused him of being part of a group that forced open a door inside the Capitol, injuring a Metro police officer.

A court document filed in support of his detention said Morss “repeatedly led and organized multiple assaults against law enforcement. He led and completed these assaults on multiple officers, despite the fact that he was in an extremely public setting, around people filming his behavior, and in the presence of many additional different law enforcement officers.”

As proof of the heinous nature of his crimes, federal authorities cited items found when they raided Morss’ home.

“Law enforcement also recovered a fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set,” the court document said, without explaining how having the