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The suspects in the assault on the US Capitol are a diverse group of people, including a member of the West Virginia legislature, a firefighter from Florida and a QAnon shaman from Arizona, according to the BBC.
It has been more than a week since the Capitol incidents. More than 170 investigative cases have been opened and 70 people have so far been charged, according to US District Attorney Michael Sherwin.
Some of the crimes recorded so far are “just the beginning,” he said. Officials are investigating “serious cases” related to sedition and conspiracy.
A week after the FBI launched requests for help identifying the man seen carrying a Confederate flag during the riot, a man was arrested in Delaware on Thursday, according to US media.
In images that have traveled around the world, he is dressed in jeans and a black sweatshirt, and appears to have a tattoo under one eye. His name is Kevin Seefried and he is due to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.
On Sunday, the Justice Department announced the arrest of two men who were allegedly photographed wearing plastic restraints to the Capitol.
Authorities say Eric Gavelek Munchel is the individual seen wearing a series of plastic restraints in the Senate chamber. He was arrested in Tennessee. Larry Rendell Brock, who is charged with entering the Capitol in a white tie used by law enforcement for arrest, has been arrested in Texas.
His ex-wife reported him. “When I saw what was happening, I was afraid it might be there,” he told investigators, and told how he felt when he learned of the protests. Then she saw the photos and recognized her ex-husband: “It’s such a good photo with him.”
Until now, no one has been charged with conspiracy to use the links, but they risk being charged with disorderly conduct and theft.
The FBI is still searching for dozens of individuals and has asked the public to help identify and locate them.
So far, says the head of the FBI office in Washington, they have received 100,000 videos and photos.
Under the US Federal Criminal Code, seditious conspiracy means an effort to conspire to overthrow the US government.The punishment is severe – up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors in Ohio, Minnesota, Kentucky and other states have vowed to investigate anyone who traveled from their regions to participate in the riot.
Key people charged so far
Jake Angeli – “Shaman Q”
Jacob Anthony Chansley, known as Jake Angeli or as he calls himself, “Shaman Q”, is a well-known follower of the unfounded conspiracy theory named Qanon who lives in Glendale, Arizona.
QAnon supporters believe that President Trump and a military intelligence team are fighting a cabal of deep-state pedophiles who worship Satan, from the Democratic Party, the media, business and Hollywood.
Known for his painted face, fur hat and horns and carrying a banner with the message “Q sent me,” Chansley, 33, was charged with robbery and disorderly conduct after appearing in multiple images inside the hallways of the Congress and the Senate.
Her mother told ABC News on Monday that she had not eaten since her arrest because the detention center did not serve her entirely organic food.
Doug Jensen – QAnon
Doug Jensen, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, appeared in videos in front of a lone officer in front of the crowd inside.
Jensen was arrested and could be charged with five federal crimes, including robbery and disorderly behavior, obstruction of law enforcement officers during the incidents.
He was seen chasing a police officer down the steps of the Capitol building, wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Trust the plan.”
Jensen identified himself on his Twitter account.
Richard Barnett
Richard Barnett is the man pictured with his feet on a desk in the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. He was also photographed outside the Capitol with a personalized envelope that he had taken from his office.
Barnett was arrested for trespassing, disruptive behavior on Capitol Hill, and theft of public money, property, or files.
Barnett is 60 years old and from Arkansas.
The local press writes that he is involved in a group that supports the right to own guns and that he was interviewed at a “Stop Theft” protest after the presidential elections, a movement that supports Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of electoral fraud.
Robert Keith Packer
One of the most shocking images of that day shows a man wearing a sweatshirt that reads: “Auschwitz Camp.”
For many, the slogan shows some of the dark forces behind the protests.
Robert Keith Packer was arrested in Virginia and charged with breaking and entering a federal building and “robbery and disorderly conduct” on Capitol Hill.
Derrick Evans – Member of the West Virginia Legislature
Less than a month after being sworn in as a Republican delegate to the West Virginia legislature, Derrick Evans was filmed shoving himself through the crowd as he stormed the Capitol, wearing what appeared to be a motorcycle helmet.
His participation in the uprising led state legislators to consider excluding him from the elected building.
But a week after the uprising, he resigned. He will be tried for violation of property and disorderly conduct.
Among others, he was arrested Andrew Williams, a Florida firefighter who was seen wearing a Trump hat and pointing to a sign with the name of Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
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Editing: Alexandru Costea
