A Hardin County man has been arrested by the FBI for his alleged role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Federal authorities said Joseph Irwin, of Cecilia, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with unlawful entry and disorderly conduct in a restricted building, and disorderly conduct and parading/demonstrating in the Capitol building.
Irwin is the second man from Cecilia arrested in the Capitol insurrection after 43-year-old Michael N. Sparks was arrested in January and charged with unlawful entry, disorderly conduct and obstructing law enforcement.
In 2015, Irwin was briefly a deputy with the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.
More than a dozen Kentuckians have been arrested for rioting at the Capitol.
(Photo: Joseph Irwin, courtesy of WAVE3.com)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
