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John Emanuel Banuelos faces new charges of kidnapping and sexual assault.

Banuelos, pardoned for his involvement in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots, was arrested in Chicago.

His DNA matched evidence from a 2018 assault, charges say.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man who investigators say fired a gun inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riots was in court Friday to face new charges of kidnapping and sexual assault.

John Emanuel Banuelos, 40, was charged last month in 3rd District Court with aggravated kidnapping and eight counts of aggravated sexual assault, both first-degree felonies. The charging documents and his arrest warrant were sealed, however, until Nov. 4 after he was taken into custody in Chicago. Banuelos is from Utah but

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