We need your help identifying this South Florida Jan 6 insurrectionary and Proud Boy likely living in Broward County who fought with police and was filmed with a knife on Capitol grounds.
Body cam footage from Jan 6 captures #ProudBoy#MAGAMarlin having his knife confiscated by Capitol police during the rioting (yet they let him walk away). The audio includes him speaking, which may help in confirming his identity. #POYB#FAFO
In this shot of #MAGAMarlin after the rioting we can clearly see the empty knife holster on his belt.
Miami Proud Boy Gabriel Garcia #PBGarcia was revealed by his own text messages to have also brought a knife to the Capitol on Jan 6 “for offense.” ⚔️
We know that #MAGAMarlin is a Proud Boy because we’ve seen him at local events wearing their hat and shirts.
1st photo is a Floridians First flag wave event in Fort Lauderdale. 2nd is a Miami Torch of Friendship rally on May 1, 2021 with Tarrio + PB Chris Barcenas #USAPB.
More photos of #MAGAMarlin at a flag waving rally organized by Floridians First — a fake “patriot” group that operates as front for the Proud Boys.
Thanks to #SeditionHunter accounts for putting the pieces together.
Floridians First is run by Broward “attorney that rides” Gabe Carrera and failed Miami realtor “Little Chris” Barcenas #USAPB — both undercover Proud Boys who we exposed.
Here’s #MAGAMarlin sitting next to Gabe in one of their event flyers. He would know his name. 👀
#MAGAMarlin also appears in this group picture of the same Floridians First “Patriots Meet Up, Greet Up.”
The group has stopped holding these events because of having all their venues cancel on them … and because we’ve used them to identify local Proud Boys.
Happy hunting! 🍿
Update: Newly synched video, from multiple angles, shows SFL Proud Boy #MAGAMarlin taking a running charge to assault officers during the riot.
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Another #MAGAMarlin appearance at a “Floridians First” Proud Boy event in April 2021. Wearing his signature fisherman hat in the center is Broward PB Keith Burwell, the dough boy. 🍞
Thanks for the goods Gabe Carrera! 🙏
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Today we reveal funders of far-right Proud Boy ally Chris Nelson running for Fort Lauderdale mayor. Let’s meet Morgan Stanley financial advisor Gregory Hugh Cousins of Pompano Beach, FL.
Gregory donated $500 & is behind the Twitter persona “Frog Capital” @FrogNews 1/🧵
It’s never a good idea to fund hate — especially when there’s very public records & it’s easy to connect the dots.
Morgan Stanley broker and financial advisor Gregory Hugh Cousins with his office based in Boca Raton, FL found out the hard way. 2/
And of course there’s more!
Also funding Chris Nelson’s hate fueled far-right campaign for Fort Lauderdale mayor with a $100 donation is Nancy Ferrante Gemma of Pembroke Pines, FL. 3/
Meet the man currently nominated for a Florida State GOP Committeeman seat by the Miami GOP @MiamiDadeGOP.
Former Proud Boy & January 6th rioter Chris Barcenas. #USAPB
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Following the scandal caused by NYT coverage of the Proud Boys & allies holding seats on the Miami GOP Republican Executive Committee (REC) in 2022 — many remain active, including Barcenas.
This is also why the Miami GOP keeps membership a secret. 2/
Keep in mind two Proud Boys, Gabriel Garcia & Gilbert Fonticoba, were sitting Miami GOP REC members when indicted for J6 charges. Both since convicted.
A third REC member, Barbara Balmaseda #PinkGaiterPBG, was indicted in Dec 2023 for being inside the Capitol on J6 w Garcia. 3/
Rafael Verde, b. Dec 1968, is behind a string of short lived real estate & investment LLCs & currently “Ice Mountain LLC.”
Public records show a mountain of personal debts — his house went into foreclosure this month & he’s facing two credit card lender lawsuits for $27k. 2/
Proud Boy Rafael Antonio Verde has records for evictions in 2000, 2015, 2018 & another foreclosure in 2006. Former employer Bankers Life & Casualty sued him in 2015 for not returning $12k in commissions — likely signed up fraudulently based on later criminal charges. 3/
NEW: Today we present a special reveal featuring the president of Miami’s Vice City Proud Boys & two associates.
Let’s meet Alejandro “Alex” Reyes, the 50 year old discount rack Liver King who irons his beard & lives in a $2.5 million house in the burbs of Kendall. 1/🧵
Roid raging Proud Boy & president of Miami’s Vice City chapter Alejandro “Alex” Reyes is known for his appearances at the Miami school board @MDCPS opposing LGBTQ history month alongside PB ally groups, Miami Moms for Liberty (RIP) and the Christian Family Coalition. 2/
Miami Proud Boy leader Alejandro “Alex” Reyes has been a fixture at rallies + events & we know he’s the president because his telegram profile tells us: VCPB = Vice City Proud Boys.
In 2022 he was one of several Proud Boys who signed on as local poll workers w @MDCElections 3/
Let’s meet Patrick Bet-David who invited neo-fascist & white supremacist Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau, currently facing charges for the tiki torch Nazi march during Unite the Right, to his Fort Lauderdale studio for a ‘friendly chat’ on his PBD Podcast for YouTube.
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Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid is a 45 year old multi-level marketing ‘entrepreneur’ & podcaster based in Fort Lauderdale living in a $20 mill mansion in the posh neighborhood of Bay Colony.
800 feet of waterfront with a boat slip as well. 🛥️🐳 2/
Patrick Bet-David is a cretin of the right-wing media sphere with a recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show and last year did a “5 hour sit down” with underage model trafficker (allegedly) & professional misogynist Andrew Tate. 3/
A special update on the Hitler praising antisemitic Florida lawyer William Bavier who we revealed Last year to be behind the infamous “attorney fren” Twitter persona.
He is now working immigration cases for the prominent Miami law firm of Alex Hanna @AlexHannaLawyer 1/
How did we find him?
Easy. William Bavier, aka “attorney fren,” has a Florida bar profile which lists his email address as “” and it took only minutes to find him in a December 2023 social media post from Alex Hanna’s law firm @AlexHannaLawyer. 2/ alexhanna.com
Hey @AlexHannaLawyer is this the type of racist bigot you want on your team handling immigration cases?
Below: Original March 2023 post revealing “attorney fren” aka William Bavier’s identify. 3/