#SeditionHunters - the FBI prosecution of assault on media has reached one of the nastiest: Alan Byerly of PA aka #GreyBeanieMeanie, who viciously attacked AP photographer John Minchillo. He's the one in the grey beanie...PA journalists, do your thing! 1/
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His PA affiliation wasn't hard to find; his beanie says "Kutztown". The attack was shocking for his visible rage, also Minchillo was pushed over a wall & could have been seriously hurt. (Btw don't credit those who helped Minchillo; they may be org. folks trying to de-escalate) 2/
The video crucial to Byerly's arrest was shot by his AP colleague Julio Cortez (julythephotoguy) from helmet-mounted cam. So reporting itself defends reporters! As in the #MediaSmash, the mob called any journalist "CNN".. 3/
Prosecuting attacks on media is incredibly important for defense of truth and facts. But #GreyBeanieMeanie's an equal-opportunity offender, & added an "AFO" (assault on federal officer) to his portfolio by attacking cops with a taser. Crucial evidence here is from MPD bodycam 4/
And on the subject of how important video evidence is - today YouTube terminated the channel ('Hunting Insurrectionists') hosting #SeditionHunters' compilation videos. We assume this latest one hit a nerve. We are now scrambling for another solution... 5/
In June the same happened to Right Wing Watch, a long-standing organization that posts evidence of extremist activity. @YouTube reinstated under pressure, but it's an unending fight to keep material available. Media, please help by highlighting this! 6/
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Compilation video now not available include long sync'd videos - the E Side (4.5 hrs), Penn. Walkway breach, NW stairs breach, & last week's 29 mins of police clearing the Rotunda. Also 'reels' for key perps #JoeBiggs, #MaroonPB, #SourOK, #LemonyKickit..7/
Adding some new information about Minchillo's "rescue". His attack ends when several people intervene. We believe these are all "organization men" who helped directed the crowd during the Capitol attack. One ("1") is marked by yellow tape. Another is a known Proud Boy. 8/
As Minchillo is pushed over the wall (L, R top), "1", the #YellowTapeGroup guy, jumps down too (maybe just losing his balance). His yellow armband marking is often seen on organizers / crowd control figures at the Capitol. "1" and "2" then pick Minchillo up again (R bot)... 9/
"1" hands back Minchillo's camera and says "We'll get you out of here". Person "3" in this scene is not news media, instead he is likely live-streaming for org. purposes. Note the camera mount - there are a lot of telescoping poles used on 1/6 to film the scene from above. 10/
Minchillo is then interrogated by the 4th figure at left here: "Are you antifa?" Minchillo shows his press pass. We are confident that "4" is #MoelocoPB, a Proud Boy from Ohio who marched to the Capitol with #JoeBiggs' group that morning. (He's taken off his jacket & hat.) 11/
#MoelocoPB then perp-walks Minchillo through the crowd. These are not Good Samaritans. This is typical for org. figures on 1/6: they sometimes inflame, other times defuse confrontations, using the crowd as an instrument, adjusting the degree of violence to fit strategic needs 12/
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