Goodman and appeared not to notice the open hallway leading to the Senate chambers.
Jensen chased Goodman, who led him and the mob away from the Senate floor. The group, all white men, followed the Black officer into a group of police in a back corridor outside the Senate.
In the confrontation, Goodman puts himself between a man wearing a black T-shirt for the QAnon conspiracy movement and a hallway leading to the Senate chambers, then shoves the person to induce him and the crowd to chase Goodman toward officers in the opposite direction.
“As trump’s fascist mob ransacked the US Capitol, this brave USCP officer kept murderous rioters away from the Senate chamber and saved the lives of those inside. God bless him for his courage,” congressman Bill Pascrell wrote in a Twitter message.
Today, at the inaugural ceremony, the mention of his name was greeted with loud applause as he appeared at the arched entranceway where rioters breached the building exactly two weeks earlier.
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to give Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for his actions.
The medal is reserved for Americans who’ve made “distinguished achievements and contributions” to their country.
He has also been named the acting deputy sergeant-at-arms for the House for Inauguration Day.