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Jul 15, 2021, 8 tweets

"Mom, look, I made it to the top!”

A man who dressed up in a Roman Gladiator costume on Jan. 6 has been charged in connection with the Capitol riot.

Nathan Wayne Entrekin was arrested in Cottonwood, Arizona, today. #CaesarNoSalad

huffpost.com/entry/roman-gl…

“Here comes the riot police, Mom… This is our house! Wow, Mom. I wish you were here with me. It’s really exciting in here. It’s joyful and it’s sad at the same time. We can’t let Biden... to be our president.” huffpost.com/entry/roman-gl…

Nathan Entrekin was portraying Captain Moroni from the Book of Mormon. Here’s the FBI affidavit, featuring a lot of helpful and informative background: huffpost.com/entry/roman-gl…

In addition to this tweet mentioned in the affidavit, the Wayback Machine shows that Entrekin also tried to get Jenna Ellis’ attention.

"U-S-A! Wow, wow! This is a big-ass place. Where's my ice cream, Nancy? Hahaha… where’s my ice cream? Hahaha. I want my ice cream! Nancy, where’s my ice cream?!"

Extremely meticulous footnotes in this FBI affidavit! They even explain the Pelosi ice cream reference.

"A screenshot from a listing for the Plus Size Roman Gladiator Costume on an online retailer’s website. The costume appears to be identical to the one the defendant wore on January 6, 2021.” huffpost.com/entry/roman-gl…

Here’s one of the Parler videos featuring Nathan Entrekin:

“His mother refused to comment when reached by phone by the Republic.” azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

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