Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, better known as “Baked Alaska”, was arrested in connection with the United States Capitol disturbances.
Gionet, 33, was arrested on Saturday in Houston and faces charges of intentionally entering a restricted building without legal authority and disorderly and violent conduct on Capitol grounds, according to the Justice Department.
He is one of hundreds arrested so far in connection with the riot.
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One of the most compelling evidence is a 27-minute live broadcast on the “DLive” that Gionet presented while inside the United States Capitol on January 6, during the mass riot that took place.
At one point in the video, Gionet could be heard encouraging others not to leave the building, telling them “I won’t leave guys, don’t worry” and “1776, baby”.
Testimony from FBI special agent Nicole Miller notes that Gionet claimed to be broadcasting to “document” the event, and was later captured and posted on YouTube and Twitter.
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Miller also claimed that Gionet did not attempt to hide his identity, even though he showed his face at one point on the camera and “is clearly identifiable”.
According to the testimony, Gionet also entered several offices and claimed to be a member of the media when he said to leave. Gionet then allegedly cursed the policeman while claiming that the policeman pushed him before leaving the building.
Gionet launched his career at BuzzFeed in 2015, but left after embracing the far-right movement, Reuters reported.
The nickname “roasted Alaska” was a nickname based on the fact that he is from Alaska and smokes marijuana frequently, according to an interview given by Gionet in 2017.
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The case is not on the public database of federal courts and no lawyer has been identified.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.