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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of entry 04/13/2021

Jason Sterling ("Sterling"), date of birth (DOB) XX/XX/1988, a Police

Officer employed by the [Washington D.C.] Metropolitan Police Department
( "MPD"), was interviewed at the FBI' s Washington Field Office, 4th St. NW.,
Washington, D.C. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing
Agents, FBI SA Bryon J. Speakes (CV) and FBI SA Joshua Stenzel (NF), and the
nature of the interview, Sterling provided the following information:

By way of background, on January 6, 2021 Sterling was assigned to conduct

crowd control activities in the region of the Upper West Terrace at the
United States Capitol. While located in that region Sterling was exposed to
fire extinguisher retardant on at least three occasions.

Sterling identified the three times he was exposed to fire

extinguisher retardant, which is visualized below with the following
images: [1] From above via the scaffolding (east side) erected in
preparation of the inauguration, in vicinity of the Lower West Terrace--
reference the attached snippet below from the FBI's BOLO for AFO #255 as
posted on YOUTUBE:

Investigationon 04/12/2021 at D.C., District Of Columbia, United States (In Person)

File# 89B-WF-3368293-255_AFO, l 76-LS-3421019 Date drafted O4/13/2021

by SPEAKES BRYON J
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not
to be distributed outside your agency.

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[2] From above via the scaffolding (north side) erected in preparation of
the inauguration, in vicinity of the Lower West Terrace --reference the
attached snippet below from the FBI's BOLO for AFO #255 as posted on
YOUTUBE:

[3] From above in vicinity of the Lower West Terrace--reference the

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attached snippet below obtained from social media images of AFO #255:

[Agent's Notes: At this time Sterling was shown an approximately 30 second

video clip derived from his body warn camera ("BWC"), which depicted the
same event as presented within snippet #3 above. Also at this time Sterling
was also shown seven printed images of AFO #255.]

Sterling stated that he was located in the region of the Lower West
Terrace as depicted in the events presented in snippet #1 above. When
exposed to the fire extinguisher retardant Sterling, and other law
enforcement officers, had to displace from their positions as the retardant
has the effect of obscuring their view. Sterling believed that this
obfuscation caused, collectively, law enforcement to be exposed on their
"left flank."

Sterling stated on January 6, 2021, while conducting crowd control at

another incident located within the "tunnels" located near the Lower West
Terrace his helmet and gas mask was removed by rioters. Sterling while in
the tunnels was exposed to an explosive pyrotechnic device, which at the

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date of the interview still suffers from hearing loss. Sterling was unaware
of what happened after loosing his helmet, only that it was recovered and
returned by another MPD officer on January 6, 2021.

Sterling when shown the seven printed images of AFO #255 stated that he
did not recognized the male presented in the images.

At this time Sterling was furnished with the undersigned business card
and the interview was terminated.

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