BREAKING: The man photographed sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested & charged with three federal crimes. Richard Barnett, of Arkansas, was taken into custody Friday morning in Little Rock, federal authorities in Washington DC announced. Per @KaraScannell
Barnett is charged with knowingly entering and remaining in restricted building ground without authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and the theft of public property, officials said.
Also, a resident of Alabama was also charged in connection with the pipe bomb found on the south side of the Capitol building, 11 Molotov cocktails and military-style weapon found in his pickup truck. cnn.com/2021/01/08/pol…
The FBI is "not sparing any resources in this investigation,” said Steven D’antuono, head of the FBI's Washington field office
“Just because you’ve left the DC region you can still expect a knock on the door if we find out you were part of the criminal activity at the Capitol."
“Just because you’ve left the DC region you can still expect a knock on the door if we find out you were part of the criminal activity at the Capitol."
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