- Adam Honeycutt was arrested Thursday at his girlfriend’s Florida home.
- The government claims he illegally entered the United States Capitol on January 6.
- Honeycutt boasted of his involvement on Facebook, according to a criminal complaint.
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A Florida man who posted videos on social media that appear to show him entering the United States Capitol was arrested by federal agents on Thursday for his alleged role in the January 6 uprising.
Adam Honeycutt was arrested after two people informed the FBI. Both alerted the agency to the man’s Facebook page, which one of the informants said showed “several videos and photos apparently taken by [him] at the U.S. Capitol, “according to a criminal complaint.
An informant said “they were not his friends” on Facebook, but said, according to the complaint, that there was enough evidence in his public feed, “including a photo of him holding a broken piece of a table inside the Capitol.”
This photo appears in the government’s complaint, as the broken furniture has a prominent sticker that reveals its owner: “Sergeant of the United States Senate.”
Photo of the criminal complaint.
US Department of Justice criminal complaint
Days after the turmoil, Honeycutt seemed to understand that there could be legal consequences. In a private post, provided to the FBI by a confidential informant, he insisted that he had not been inside the United States Capitol.
“Gee, I was on the food truck when the shit hit the fan,” he wrote on January 10, saying he would have said it before, but there was no reception. “So it was put [Facebook] prison so I couldn’t let you know that I wasn’t with the rioters. “
He also changed his profile picture from one of him outside the Capitol to another showing him and a small child.
Videos posted on the day of the riot, reviewed by the FBI, however, suggest otherwise, according to the criminal complaint.
In one, he appears to be out of the Capitol while protesters clash with the police, the complaint alleges. “It’s about to go down!” he screams, according to court documents. In another, the complaint alleges, he appears on the camera and says: “Well, I got in.”
His still-active Facebook page shows that he is a fan of Fox News personalities, Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson. On January 28, he updated his profile picture again to a meme that depicts President Joe Biden as a character in “The Avengers” Thanos, snapping his fingers and eliminating jobs in the oil industry, a reference to the cancellation of the Keystone pipeline XL.
Latest profile picture of Adam Honeycutt on Facebook.
Screenshot / Facebook
Honeycutt is accused of entering restricted areas, violent entry and disorderly conduct. He was arrested at his girlfriend’s home in Orange Park, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, according to local NBC News affiliate News4Jax. He faces up to six months in prison.
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His lawyer, Lee Lockett, did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment. However, he told News4Jax that his client is cooperating with the authorities.
Prosecutors are trying to prevent Honeycutt from being released on bail, claiming they found marijuana and weapons improperly protected when they arrested him.
Honeycutt is himself a guarantor, the complaint says, a LinkedIn page stating that he has been working as such since August 2018.
A hearing in the Jacksonville federal court is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
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