Convicted Capitol rioter arrested for trying to bite officer at Aaron Lewis concert

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send a Virginia woman to jail while she awaits sentencing for her role in the Capitol riot after she was arrested again this month for allegedly assaulting police at an outdoor music venue.

Casey Tryon-Castro, 34, of Roanoke, was convicted by a jury in June of eight counts –- including felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding police, civil disorder and robbery –- for joining the mob’s effort to push past police lines on Jan. 6 and ripping an officer’s riot shield away from them. She was scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Nov. 12.

Following her conviction, Contreras allowed her to remain free on bond. On Friday, prosecutors asked Contreras to set a hearing to consider whether that bond should be revoked.

According to Roanoke Police Department reports filed alongside prosecutors’ motion Friday, Tryon-Castro was arrested on Aug. 17 after police received a report of trespassing at Dr. Pepper Park, an outdoor music venue in Roanoke, Virginia. Postings on the Downtown Roanoke website say musician Aaron Lewis, best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band Staind, was scheduled to perform at the venue that evening as part of his “American Patriot Tour.”

When police arrived, according to the reports, Tryon-Castro was “unsteady on her feet” and had the odor of alcohol on her breath. She allegedly refused to provide officers her name and attempted to run away. When officers began placing her in custody, she allegedly became aggressive.

“Resident Tryon became assaultive, attempting to bite Deputy [Redacted] on her left leg,” one of the arresting officers wrote in a report submitted to the court. “Resident Tryon aggressively kicked me multiple times on the inside of my right knee, causing the outside of my knee to forcefully strike the wall each time.”

Tryon-Castro was ultimately charged with two felony counts of assault and battery of an officer and one misdemeanor count of public intoxication. Federal prosecutors said probation officers in Tryon-Castro’s Jan. 6 case were alerted to the arrest by her boyfriend.

Prosecutors said Contreras should revoke Tryon-Castro’s release, arguing her alleged conduct in Roanoke was “shockingly similar” to her actions on Jan. 6.

“Clearly Tryon-Castro cannot be deterred from committing additional crimes or made to follow he release conditions,” prosecutors wrote.

The government’s motion was filed Friday and, as of the late afternoon, had not received a response from Tryon-Castro’s attorney or Contreras. Prosecutors were due to submit their sentencing memo in her case no later than Nov. 1.