At least 30 more people who violently entered the Capitol on Wednesday, some of them carrying firearms, amid protests over the election result in United States, Have been identified in recent hours by activists through social media.
After their identities were revealed, and in some cases, even their places of residence, if they were detained by the relevant authorities they would join the 14 people detained at the scene on the day of the incidents facing charges such as unlawful intrusion. legal, carrying an unregistered weapon and assaulting police officers, among other charges being prepared in federal courts.
the same FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation, for its acronym in English) has launched a campaign among the population to provide information that leads to more arrests after the events that the agency itself, in the voice of its director, Christopher Wray, has categorized them as “acts of extremists.”
“Our agents and analysts have worked hard all night gathering evidence, sharing intelligence and working with federal prosecutors to file charges. The public can help by providing advice, information and videos of illegal activities at fbi.gov/ USCapitol, “Wray reported Thursday.
According to a review done by MILLENNIUM some of these people, men and women alike, are noted for being part of the mob that entered the historic building, home to both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, as well as being supporters of the still president Donald Trump, They come from very different parts of the country and have the same number of professions.
Among the violent protesters who have not yet been arrested has been identified, for example, Derrick Evans, a Republican lawmaker from West Virginia, who during the riots recorded live videos of what he was doing and uploaded them to the internet.
The owner of a moving company, a men’s lingerie model, a car salesman, 1 office in a women’s shop, several real estate agents, a stylist, an employee of a transnational company, an alleged specialist in naval intelligence and as absurd as it may seem, the ex-husband of singer Britney Spears, is also on the list of identified suspects.
Their identities have become known through images uploaded by themselves to social networks, or thanks to the shots and photographs disseminated by the various media that covered the events and have been taken by activists and thousands of users who follow them.
For example, images were released of Jason Alexander who in 2004 was married to singer Britney Spears for 55 hours after celebrating the New Year in Las Vegas.
According to activists it was a cousin of Alexander who betrayed him after posting on his social media a photo of him in the Capitol accompanied by the following message: “YES. I am also processing the fact that “My cousin ‘s fool (who was also married to Britney Spears for 55 hours) is in the Capitol. I’m related to a domestic terrorist.”
Others such as Zach Crandal, of whom no further details are known, but who identifies himself as the person who was caught by the press cameras eating a burrito in the plenary hall, personally admitted to having participated in the violent irruption. .
“For all who ask, yes, I was in the Capitol building today,” he wrote in his Instagram stories and accompanied him with the photo, which went viral of him eating on Wednesday. during the riots.
One that has also raised controversy, is a man identified by activists and allegedly responds to the name of Eduardo “Nick” Alvear (or Alveares as the case may be) for being caught smoking marijuana at the Capitol Roundabout during the riots .
In a very short video shared by activists he is seen wearing pants with the flag of United States as a pattern and a black cowboy-style hat. When he starts to exhale smoke the recorder asks him “what kind of weird speck do you have here?” to which smiling and taking a step forward he answers only “Big Berry,” in allusion to the question posed by his interlocutor.
The subject who went viral to enter the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives has also been identified. Nancy Pelosi, sit at your desk and steal your correspondence. By the way, hours after the brawl, Pelosi has been one of the toughest policies inside the Democratic Party against Trump that he has suggested should be fired before his term ends constitutionally two weeks from now. their presumed responsibility in the facts.
According to social media users, the man who burst into the Representative’s office to steal his official email responds to the name of Richard “Bigo” Barnett, and according to details released by activists live in Gravette, Arkansas.
Adam Johnson was also identified as allegedly living in Bradenton, Florida and allegedly the person who stole the wooden lectern, which has gold finishes, used by the Representatives and put it up for sale on the e-website. provided for 14 thousand 980 dollars.
One of the alleged terrorists who has not yet been identified by activists, but has caught the attention of supporters of the accounts, was seen in the images of the assault on the Capitol wearing a sweatshirt that refers to the concentration camp of Auschwitz of the Nazi Germany.
Activists who have promoted this internet campaign to reveal the identities of the people who took part in the riots in Washington, where at least five people lost their lives, dozens were injured and multiple damage are reported to the historic building, have explained that all information collected is directly shared with authorities such as the FBI.
The accounts created on Instagram on Thursday to locate those responsible for these violent acts in the U.S. capital, which have targeted the political class of neighboring countries, are @homegrownterrorists (domestic terrorists) and @nametheterrorist (name to the terrorist), which together have more than 200,000 followers.
To the posts on the walls of two accounts must be added the dozens of stories in which they show photographs, videos and even messages to identify alleged participants in the violent events of Wednesday at Washington.
In one of these stories, they even conducted a survey among the thousands of followers they have where they asked directly if they considered that the events that took place in the Capitol should be classified by the relevant authorities as “terrorist acts “. In the end, public opinion leaned in favor.
Throughout this Thursday, dozens of supporters of the president Donald Trump, Responsible for the excesses in Washington, would have been located, through this social network, inside or in the vicinity of the building that houses the two chambers of US Congress. Some of them were caught committing flagrant crimes on the spot, without so far being held accountable for their actions in court.
It is unknown at this time who will run the two Instagram accounts, which have the same profile description: “Exposing MAGA terrorists and trolls (Make Americans grow up again, President Donald Trump’s campaign phrase) that burst into the Capitol and stormed democracy. Identify them. Arrest them. “
In both accounts, which only follow each other, most publications correspond to photographs, name and, in cases where more details are known, to the place of residence of those involved in these violent acts, which on Thursday night add up to four protesters and a policeman killed.
After being identified, some of the defendants began deleting their social media accounts, putting their private accounts or changing their name to avoid being located by the authorities who have announced sentences of up to 10 years for those involved in the excesses. on Wednesday.
Despite this, dozens of users linked them to far-right groups that support conspiracy theories from some of the darkest corners of the internet, such as the QAnon movement and the Proud Boys, as well as other supremacist guilds. whites, reminiscent of the KKK, with fewer followers among its ranks than the first two.
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