Jacksonville FBI agents arrest man on charges related to Capitol rebellion

Investigators said several confidential sources reported photos and videos that Honeycutt posted on his Facebook page showing him on Capitol Hill during the riot. One photo shows a gloved hand holding a broken piece of furniture with a sticker saying “US Senate Arms Sergeant”. According to court documents, there is also a video recorded outside the Capitol where he said, “It’s about to fall!” Another video recorded inside the Capitol shows it, saying: “Well, I did it”, show the court documents.

Honeycutt shook his head as the prosecutor read the allegations in court.

The prosecutor said that when FBI agents broke into the Clay County house on Thursday morning, they seized four guns. She noted that they were not properly protected and that there were three children in the house. The agents also found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which is why the prosecutor said that Honeycutt should not be released on bail.

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The operation was captured by a surveillance video, which shows federal agents outside the home and what appears to be a woman and three children walking around the house.

“There were a lot of vehicles in front, FBI agents, activated tactical equipment,” said a neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous. “I saw that they let the children go to school.”

Honeycutt’s lawyer, Lee Lockett, said that before his client’s arrest, they agreed to voluntarily surrender if the charges were brought. He said Honeycutt legally owned firearms and had a hidden license. He said that Honeycutt, which has an address listed as Punta Gorda, has many local ties, including three children and a father in the area and is not a flight hazard. He called for release from custody on Thursday.

Since Honeycutt did not undergo a drug test after his arrest, the judge wanted to wait to hold a detention hearing, which was scheduled for 11 am Tuesday morning. Until then, Honeycutt will be in the custody of US agents.

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Lockett later told News4Jax that his client is eager to resolve the problem and is cooperating.

When News4Jax went to the Orange Park home on Thursday night to comment, no one responded. There was a rug at the front door that said, “Come back with a warrant.”

Honeycutt has had three previous arrests on charges of drug possession, domestic assault and violation of the peace, but he was only found guilty of the latter charge.

He is at least the fourteenth person to be arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol siege, according to a Justice Department list of defendants accused in federal court in the District of Columbia.

On Wednesday, Steve Maldonado, who was identified to FBI agents as being inside the Capitol during the riot, was arrested at Orlando International Airport.

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Rachael Lynn Pert and Dana Joe Winn, of Clay County, were arrested on January 26 on charges related to the siege after a Pert co-worker at a convenience store in Middleburg recognized her in a pamphlet of intruders in the building the Capitol and warned investigators, who also found videos on her and Winn’s social networks traveling to Washington, according to court records.

Brad Weeks, a former Baker County Sheriff’s Office employee, was arrested on January 21 by the FBI in connection with the riot. US Capitol police confirmed that the photos show Weeks inside the Capitol building.