Former NASCAR driver Tighe Scott and his son arrested for allegedly assaulting police officers on January 6

A retired NASCAR driver and his son were charged Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.

Tighe Scott, 75, and Jarret Scott, 48, were arrested by federal agents alongside another father-son duo from Pennsylvania and charged with two felony offenses, including obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder and aggression, resistance or embarrassment to certain agents. Both men also face five misdemeanor charges, according to the Justice Department.

The Scotts fought with law enforcement officers who tried to hold the line outside the federal building, with police body camera footage showing the elder Scott punching the riot shield from one officer and trying to snatch the shield from another.

When a police officer pushed Scott away, his son, brandishing a golf club, began screaming. He called the officers “sluts” and “vaginas,” according to charging documents, as well as “fuck you” and a “fat motherfucker.”

Federal authorities tracked them down with the help of an anonymous informant, who contacted the FBI in January 2022 after agents released images of the Scotts and asked for the public's help in identifying them. The informant said one of the men was Tighe Scott and, although he did not know Scott personally, he provided the FBI with “a link to a dirttrackdigest.com article” containing information about him.

The article reported that Scott lives in Pennsylvania “near his grandchildren who he sees every day and loves it,” and included photos of him that appeared to match images of the Capitol riot.

Scott raced cars throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with the pinnacle of his career coming in 1979, when he placed sixth in the Daytona 500.

“I have a lot of good memories from this race,” he said. Morning call.

The Scotts now face up to five years in prison for the most serious criminal charges they face.

Scott Slater Sr., 56, and Scott Slater Jr., 26, are also charged in Wednesday's criminal complaint. Slater Jr. is accused of throwing a flagpole and a “CLOSED ZONE” sign at officers defending the Capitol, according to the judge. Department.

In the 40 months since Jan. 6, more than 1,400 people have been charged in nearly all 50 states with crimes related to the attack, authorities said Wednesday. The case is still ongoing.