Capitol officer tells trial that man jabbed at him with Confederate battle flag

(Alamy/PA)

A police officer lauded for his bravery during the US Capitol riot has told a court that a man carrying a Confederate battle flag jabbed at him with the flagpole before joining the mob that chased him up a staircase.

In his first public evidence since the January 6 2021 siege, Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman described his encounter with the flag-toting Delaware man, Kevin Seefried, and his adult son Hunter at their trial on charges that they stormed the Capitol together.