CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Gabriel Garcia, a former US Army captain and one-time GOP candidate for Florida House, is arrested.
*FBI says he fought with officers and shouted: “USA! Storm this sh-t!”
*Video shows him yelling: “Nancy come out and play!” miamiherald.com/news/local/cri…
*Jesus Rivera of Pensacola, FL, has been arrested in the Capitol riot.
*He’s charged with disorderly conduct with intent to impede gov’t business & entering restricted building.
*Uploaded several videos showing him inside Capitol or on the grounds. wctv.tv/2021/01/20/pen…
*Jorden Mink, a Pennsylvania man who was photographed shattering Capitol window with a bat, has been charged in riot.
*He also was seen removing property from Capitol.
*Faces multiple charges, incl. destruction of gov’t property, theft & violent entry. post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou…
*Samuel Fisher, who runs a business in NYC training men on picking up women, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*Feds seize arsenal of guns, ammo & tactical gear.
*Facebook post: “Seeing cops literally run...was the coolest thing ive ever seen in my life.” thedailybeast.com/samuel-fisher-…
*Michael Joseph Foy of Westland, MI, has been charged with assaulting a police officer with a hockey stick during the Capitol riot.
*FBI: Officer was attacked while “lying on the ground.”
*Facebook photo shows him with hockey stick & Trump flag. thedailybeast.com/rioter-michael…
*Feds submit new evidence to keep Capitol suspect Eric Munchel in jail until trial.
*He’s the Zip-Tie Guy, who brought his mom, Lisa Eisenhart, to the riot.
*Officers found 15 firearms & ammo at his home.
*"MUNCHEL poses a serious danger to the community.” courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
*Ex-officer Tam Pham, an 18-year veteran of Houston Police Department, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*Charges: Violent entry, disorderly conduct, entering restricted building.
*Tried to delete photos showing him inside Capitol. click2houston.com/news/local/202…
*Samuel Camargo of Broward County FL has been charged in the Capitol riot.
*Former classmate tipped FBI that Camargo had posted photos from the riot.
*On Facebook, he wrote: "Just finished speaking to an FBI agent, I believe I've been cleared.”
*Wrong. nbcmiami.com/news/local/sou…
*Agents tried to arrest Capitol riot suspect Samuel Camargo at his home in Florida on Tuesday.
*They found him the next day in Washington, where he had traveled to attend the Biden inauguration. cnn.com/2021/01/21/us/…
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CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*2 East Texas men have been arrested.
*In video, Ryan Nichols yells into bullhorn: “If you have a weapon, you need to get your weapon!”
*Charged with assault on an officer & using dangerous weapon.
*Other man is Alex Harkrider. dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/01/19/two…
*Christopher Spencer of Pilot Mountain, NC, has been arrested in Capitol riot.
*FBI says Spencer walked thru Speaker’s wing of Capitol saying, “Where’s Nancy?"
*Charged with violent entry, disorderly conduct & obstruction of justice. wfmynews2.com/article/news/c…
FBI affidavit includes a photo showing Alex Harkrider inside the Capitol with what agents describe as a police baton. Labeled “weapon.” starlocalmedia.com/news/state/eas…
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Craig Bingert, of Washington Township PA, is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*He joined State Police Training Academy in 1995; dropped out in a week.
*In riot, he held a flag in 1 hand while shoving metal barrier against police. mcall.com/news/pennsylva…
*Texas man at Capitol riot allegedly threatened to kill his kids if they turned him in: "Traitors get shot.”
*Reffitt is a Wylie TX oil worker with ties to right-wing extremist groups.
*He’s charged with obstruction of justice unlawful entry into Capitol. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01…
*Gracyn Dawn Courtright, a mathematical economics major at Univ. of Kentucky, faces 4 Federal charges in Capitol riot.
*She posted videos from the front of the mob that clashed with security.
*She wrote: “Nobody is being violent !!!!! (From what I saw).” kykernel.com/news/infamy-is…