BREAKING: Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested today.

HuffPost, building on the work of citizen sleuths, first reported on his identity in a story on March 5.

Story with @JessReports. More to come. #SeditionHunters

huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
The case against Robert Scott Palmer is still under seal in D.C., but court records in the Middle District of Florida indicated he was arrested today. More when we have it. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Here are the charges against Robert Scott Palmer. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
“I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not saying anything ― anything more. OK?” Robert Scott Palmer said when @JessReports mentioned the fire extinguisher.

“I’m not, I’m not saying anything more,” he added. Then he hung up.

huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Robert Scott Palmer, currently in custody in Tampa, will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie Sneed at 2:00 p.m., per U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Oh believe me, I’m checking PACER very frequently!
Many people are saying that D.C.’s federal court system should unseal the case against Robert Scott Palmer so we can see that affidavit. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
After a Tampa hearing, Robert Scott Palmer was released on a $25K signature bond signed by a third party, the U.S. Attorney’s Office tells me. He’ll be on restricted travel, can’t possess firearms, and will undergo drug testing and mental health treatment. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…

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19 Mar
Yet another case in which former classmates told the FBI about their worst Facebook friend. (The charges against Dillan Homol went public yesterday.) courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… ImageImage
Facebook frenemies coming through once again. Previously: huffpost.com/entry/facebook…
On Facebook live: “They can’t stop us all, come on we are going into the Capitol, can’t stop us all.”

To the feds: "HOMOL claimed that he was forced into the Capitol building by the crowd and he could not fight back against the crowd when he entered the building.”
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18 Mar
Here’s the FBI’s affidavit against Robert Scott Palmer, written one week after HuffPost identified him as #FloridaFlagJacket.

It makes no mention of our story, or of the tips the bureau received from citizen sleuths.
courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Image
Going to have to have a talk with that special agent's editor. 😜 huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Never hurts to drop a link, people! huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
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18 Mar
The FBI has released a batch of videos showing suspects wanted for attacking police officers on Jan. 6. #SeditionHunters fbi.gov/contact-us/fie…
FBI 91 is #plaidlaid:

FBI 94 is #pinstripeboilersuit:

FBI 113 is #thewincer:

FBI 114 is #marinehatmask:

FBI 123 is #stripesguy:
FBI 153 is #emonazi:

FBI 170 is #boyinthehood:

FBI 191 is #grandpayellowhands:

FBI 231 is #cranoceansprayer:

FBI 255 is #greenhornhoodlam:
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17 Mar
NEW: Robert Scott Palmer’s attorney says his client wasn’t aware he was on the FBI’s Capitol wanted list until HuffPost gave him a ring.

“He certainly became aware of it, maybe during the conversation with you guys.”

#FloridaFlagJacket #SeditionHunters
huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Palmer, his attorney said, is a “true believer” who regrets his actions on Jan. 6 and is “trying to do the right thing now.”

Palmer retained his lawyer shortly after HuffPost’s story ran.

huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Palmer and his attorney are “are on opposite ends of the spectrum” politically (his attorney mentioned his photo with former President Obama on his office), but he described him as a "decent guy” who is “regretful and remorseful.” huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Read 6 tweets
16 Mar
An all-white jury (with two Black alternates) for the trial of three white St. Louis cops charged with beating their Black colleague, who was undercover as a protester.
St. Louis cops brutalized a bunch of protesters that night, but only the cops who accidentally beat up their own colleague actually got charged. stltoday.com/news/local/cri…
“let’s whoop some ass."

“it’s gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these shitheads once the sun goes down and nobody can tell us apart.”

huffpost.com/entry/st-louis…
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16 Mar
“Stay off the clouds! They are how they are screwing with us,” the father of a woman charged in connection with the insurrection said IN A MESSAGE OVER FACEBOOK.
Not syncing the new iPhone you purchased after the insurrection to your iCloud really isn’t gonna cut it if you already left an extensive digital trail all over Facebook. extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…
Always appreciate the FBI affidavits that provide a direct link to the defendant's still-active Facebook page instead of making me seek it out.
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