to protest the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which many believe was fraudulent, in part, due to increased mail-in voting, which was adopted by various states at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, to allow people to avoid infection by socially distancing without having to stand in lines. Miles, who performs in both gay and straight scenes, was one of thousands who traveled to Washington, D.C. The Justice Department press release notes that a co-defendant, Matthew LeBrun, 33, of New Orleans, was arrested earlier this week on related misdemeanor charges. He allegedly walked through the building briefly before exiting through another door. Meanwhile, Miles and others are accused of smashing the window on the other side of the Senate Wing Door using a plank of wood, and then entering the building through the broken window. At approximately 2:13 p.m., other rioters smashed in a window on one of the Senate Wing doors, with some entering the building through the broken window.