Pa. man charged in Capitol riot dies – By Patty Coller (WJET) / February 28, 2022
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) – A Pennsylvania man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has died.
Matthew Perna, 37, died February 25. Investigators said that Perna took his own life.
The Mercer County Coroner’s Office said Monday his death is under investigation.
Perna was federally indicted in the Capitol riot and pleaded guilty in December to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, disorderly and disruptive conduct on a restricted building or grounds and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.
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