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Some of the most iconic figures who stormed the United States Congress in an attempt to stop the proceedings to validate the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the November 3 presidential election are beginning to identify themselves.
The man in the fur hat and horns, who entered the Capitol building with a naked torso and painted face, was identified by the American press as Jake Angeli, a fervent supporter of Donald Trump and a supporter of the QAnon movement. He appears frequently in far-right protests and is nicknamed “Shaman QAnon.”
Starting in 2019, Jake Angeli appears at rallies and talks about various conspiracy theories, many of them spread by the QAnon movement. It is a dozen actors, dubbing voices and was a singer, before joining the movement. He participated in rallies in favor of reopening closed businesses during the pandemic, but also in rallies that challenged the electoral results in the state of Arizona, lost by Donald Trump in favor of Joe Biden.
The man to Jake Angeli’s left, wearing a black hoodie and a business card around his neck, has been identified as an employee of a Maryland printing company. Representatives from Navistar Direct Marketing announced that the man had already been fired and contacted the FBI in this case, Forbes reports.
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The man who was photographed while carrying the desk chaired by Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the House of Representatives, was also found.
Adam Johnson, 36, has five children and lives in a disorganized administrative area near Tampa, according to local reporters from the Bradenton Herald, who spoke to his acquaintances and confirmed his identity.
His wife is a family physician in Palmetto, Florida, and has been arrested several times in the past for possession of cannabis and investigated after being caught with cocaine.
And the man who was caught standing with his legs outstretched on Nancy Pelosi’s desk was found.
Richard “Bigo” Barnett is 60 years old and from Arkansas. He spoke to the press after being surprised by a note he took from the office of the head of the House of Representatives in exchange for a coin.
The man claims that he knocked politely on the door before entering the office, but that the other protesters pushed him inside. Journalists who spoke to him report that it is not a credible story, but that he will tell it “until he gets to jail in (Washington) DC.”
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has created a website to collect information, photos and videos with supporters of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who stormed the Capitol in Washington.
“The FBI accepts advice and images from digital media showing acts of revolt and violence in and around the Capitol building,” the institution announced on its website, according to Agerpres.
Investigators can also take advantage of first-hand evidence from photos and images posted by perpetrators of the assault on social media. Many of their faces are easy to recognize, as most have ignored the obligation to wear a mask in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the videos published by social networks, you can see how the crowd goes through the corridors of the institution and enters at least two corridors and offices of congressmen.
In turn, the Washington Metropolitan Police asked the population for help in identifying the violent protesters who entered the Capitol.
In a statement posting photos of dozens of hooligans, police are urging people to notify by phone if they have information about people who entered the building illegally.
“The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $ 1,000 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest or indictment of a person or persons responsible for a crime in the District of Columbia,” read a statement on the website of the institution.
Robert Contee, the chief of police in Washington DC, announced at a press conference Thursday that 68 people, 60 men and eight women, have been arrested, and only one of them lives in the capital.
He said police in his department are working to identify and prosecute anyone responsible for violence and related crimes.
Police in neighboring Maryland also set up a site with images of protesters, asking locals to identify them.
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