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

Authorities said a former NASCAR driver and his son were charged Wednesday in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Tighe Scott, 75, and Jarret Scott, 48, along with another father-son duo from Pennsylvania, were arrested by federal agents and charged with two felony counts, including obstructing law enforcement during a disturbance and assaulting, resisting or obstructing certain officers. The two also face five misdemeanors, according to the Justice Department.

The Scotts clashed with police officers attempting to hold the line outside the government building. Police body camera footage shows the elder Scott punching an officer’s riot shield and attempting to rip another officer’s shield away.

As an officer pushed Scott away, his son, who was holding a golf club, began screaming. He called the officers “sluts” and “vaginas,” “fuck you all” and “you fat wankers,” according to the indictment.

Federal authorities tracked them down with the help of an anonymous informant who contacted the FBI in January 2022 after agents released pictures of the Scotts and asked the public for help 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 an article on dirttrackdigest.com” with information about him.

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The article said Scott lived in Pennsylvania “near his grandchildren, whom he sees every day and loves very much,” and included photos of him that appeared to match images from the Capitol riot.

Scott raced cars in the 1970s and 1980s, reaching the pinnacle of his career in 1979 when he finished sixth in the Daytona 500.

“I have many good memories of this race,” he said The Morning Call.

The Scotts now face up to five years in prison for the most serious crime they are accused of.

Also charged in Wednesday’s criminal complaint were Scott Slater Sr., 56, and Scott Slater Jr., 26. Slater Jr. is accused of throwing a flagpole and a “AREA RESTRICTED” sign at police officers defending the Capitol, according to the Justice Department.

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