Dawsonville man charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol breach is a Lanier Tech student - Gainesville Times

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Dawsonville man charged in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol breach is a Lanier Tech student

Benjamin Harry Torre, 24, of Dawsonville, was taken into custody by the FBI on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, following a nationwide manhunt for individuals that were captured in pictures and videos violently breaching the U.S. Capitol. on Jan. 6, 2021. Torre, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday, March 9, 2022, to the misdemeanor offense of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. (Photo provided by the Department of Justice)

Benjamin Torre — Benjamin Harry Torre, 24, of Dawsonville, was taken into custody by the FBI on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, following a nationwide manhunt for individuals that were captured in pictures and videos violently breaching the U.S. Capitol. on Jan. 6, 2021. Torre, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday, March 9, 2022, to the misdemeanor offense of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. (Photo provided by the Department of Justice)

School officials confirmed that a Dawson County man charged in connection to the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is a Lanier Technical College student.