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Julian Khater and George Tanios have pleaded not guilty to the 10 counts against them, including assaulting an officer and conspiracy to injure an officer. The men are accused of using pepper spray on police who were defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, an assault that prosecutors say was timed to help rioters break through police lines and storm the building.

Part of the body camera footage is slowed down to show the moments that Brian Sicknick and another officer are sprayed.

In the pretrial motion – his attorney argues the charges against him center around a “limited and isolated” incident.

At least 40 Pennsylvanians are among the more than 400 people have been arrested for participating in violent attack. Several of the men and women from the commonwealth, who attempted to overturn a fair and free election, are among the highest-profile cases under investigation by the FBI.

Julian Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, and George Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W.Va., were arrested Sunday.