Rhode Island man arrested in connection to Jan. 6 riots to surrender passport, 12 guns by Thursday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The North Kingstown man arrested for his alleged role in the January 6th riots went before a judge for the first time on Wednesday.

The federal judge ordered that Bernard Sirr, 47, be released on an unsecured bond, meaning if he breaches any of the condition set in court he will have to pay the $10,000 set by the judge.

Sirr has been charged with several felony and misdemeanor charges in connection to the insurrection.

“There are crazies all around I guess,” said neighbor Dave Cunningham. “I hope that they lock him away. He attacked our democracy. But, that’s not the same thing as being an immediate danger to everyone.”

Another neighbor said Sirr was not the type of person who would go out of his way to cause problems.

“I’m telling you, he was a good kid, and I don’t think he’d want to hurt his family. I don’t think he went down there to create damage like some of those other protestors did,” the neighbor told ABC 6 News.

One of those conditions is that Sirr keep his job at R.I. Atomic Energy Commission, a state agency that operates the state’s only nuclear powerplant.

Sirr also has to turn his 12 guns into a trusted third party and his passport by 5 p.m. Thursday.

A spokesperson with the office tells ABC 6 he is a ground coordinator and that Sirr is on paid administrative leave.

The FBI said surveillance footage from the insurrection shows Sirr repeatedly assaulting police officers at the Capitol.

Sirr is set to appear in Washington, D.C., as early as next week for another court appearance.