WASHINGTON — A Laurium man charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riots made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia during a remote hearing Tuesday.

Adam Mancuso waived his right to a preliminary hearing at Tuesday’s proceeding.

He was arrested two weeks ago at his home in Laurium. In a complaint filed in federal court, investigators said they had received a tip that Mancuso had posted photos of himself inside and outside the Capitol building on Jan. 6 while wearing a hat with the Insane Clown Posse’s “Hatchetman” logo.

Over a period of about 25 minutes, investigators say, Mancuso was spotted in several places, including the Crypt and the Hall of Columns. At one point, he picked up another protester’s discarded “Never Give Up, Never Surrender” sign until he encountered a police officer, at which point he put the sign back against the wall.

After briefly leaving the Capitol building, the complaint said, he reentered and went into the rotunda lobby, where he moved to the front of a mob and began vaping while recording himself, then later put on a gas mask. At one point, Mancuso was chest-to-chest with an officer, who pushed him back from the line.

Mancuso is charged with four misdemeanor offenses: entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

Mancuso remains out on pretrial release with several conditions, including staying away from Washington D.C. aside from court-related matters and being required to report any travel outside of the Western District of Michigan to the court.

The court also approved a motion allowing protected materials to be shared in discovery.

His next status hearing was set for 1 p.m. Nov. 12. Both sides agreed the time between Monday and Nov. 12 will be excluded from speedy trial considerations.