Thread by @nycjim

CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
Iowa man who was videeotaped chasing a cop up the steps has been booked on 5 federal charges.
nypost.com/2021/01/09/iow…

Proud Boy leader Nicholas Ochs, who was shown smoking in the Capitol during the riot, is arrested in Hawaii. nypost.com/2021/01/09/pro…

Metro-North Worker is suspended after joining mob in U.S. Capitol riot. gothamist.com/news/metro-nor…

Before his arrest, Proud Boy leader Nicholas Ochs had bragged to CNN about how easy it was to storm the Capitol.

“We didn’t have to break in, I just walked in and filmed. There were thousands of people in there.... I didn’t get stopped or questioned.”
nydailynews.com/news/politics/…

*It didn’t take long for the Feds to identify Adam Johnson as the looter who walked away with Speaker Pelosi’s lectern.
*He faces charges of theft of gov’t property, violent entry of the Capitol and entering restricted ground without authority.
tampabay.com/news/nation-wo…

"Many participants in the march are frantically working to erase digital evidence of their presence for fear of losing a job or being harassed online.” nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/…

West Virginia lawmaker Rep. Derrick Evans resigns from State House of Delegats after joining mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. wvmetronews.com/2021/01/09/der…

Here is (now-former) West Virginia legislator being arrested for his role in the Capitol riot. apnews.com/article/donald…

*Georgia man who traveled to DC for pro-Trump rally faces federal charges after threatening to shoot Nancy Pelosi on live TV.
*In search of hotel room and vehicle, police found an assault rifle, handguns and ”hundreds of rounds of ammunition.” ajc.com/news/georgia-m…

*This suspect also reportedly showed up for a Black Lives Matter rally in June with an assault rifle.
*Apparently he didn’t get to DC until after the Capitol riot because of car trouble along the way. gothamist.com/news/metro-nor…

Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol riot is identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia, @CNN is reporting.

Capitol rioter who invaded the U.S. Senate chambers with a weapon and zip-tie handcuffs is arrested in Nashville, according to @NC5. newschannel5.com/news/newschann…

Zip-tie rioter is identified as Eric Gavelek Munchel. In an interview before his arrest, he said: “We wanted to show that we’re willing to rise up, band together and fight if necessary. Same as our forefathers, who established this country in 1776.” commercialappeal.com/story/news/202…

*Nashville police release mugshot of Eric Gavelek Munchel, aka #ZipTieGuy, who invaded the U.S. Senate with plastic handcuffs.
*He’s charged with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct.
fox13memphis.com/news/local/zip…

Capitol rioter bragged about dangling from the Senate gallery, then begged for forgiveness. nypost.com/2021/01/08/cap…