Source: Baptist Press
Footage of the officer, identified as Eugene Goodman, shows him just steps ahead of rioters as they chase him up a flight of stairs.
Mr. Goodman is then seen glancing towards the Senate entrance before luring the men in the opposite direction.
Five people, including a police officer, died as a result of the riots.
Another officer who was on duty during the siege died by suicide this weekend, his family said.
The show of bravery from Mr. Goodman, reportedly an Army veteran who spent time in Iraq, comes amid criticism of Capitol Police for apparent security failures during the storming of the Capitol.
On Monday night, the department said two of its officers had been suspended and more than a dozen others were under investigation for suspected inappropriate involvement with the rioters.
New York Law School criminal law professor and 20-year veteran of the New York City Police Department Kirk Burkhalter called Mr. Goodman’s response to rioters “tremendous”.
“I don’t think there was any type of training that would prepare you for that situation,” Mr. Burkhalter said.