Earlier this week, Iced Earthin Jon Schaffer was identified among the Pro-Trump supporters who violated the US Capitol building.
Now, it looks like the metal guitarist is officially wanted by FBI after the events that took place on Wednesday.
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On January 6, the U.S. Capitol was taken over by pro-Trump supporters who denounced the results of the presidential election. While the Senate certified the votes of the Electoral College, which favored the President-elect Joe Biden, supporters forced entry into the US Capitol building.
As a result, members of the Senate and other essential personnel were evacuated and taken to safe locations. In the end, four people died during the protests, including a woman who was shot during a clash between protesters and law enforcement officials.
Since Wednesday’s events, a lot has happened. To start, Donald Trump’s Twitter account was suspended after he shared several tweets that violated the platform’s civic integrity policy. Too, Dead Kennedys faced reaction within the punk community after praising Mitt Romney on twitter. Shortly after, the band confessed that it had nothing to do with the tweet that was shared.
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In the past few days, hundreds of photos and videos of Capitol events have been shared online. As a result, many Pro-Trump supporters involved have been identified, including Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth.
The metal guitarist was one of the individuals who broke into the United States Capitol building this week. As images of the events were released, metal fans quickly identified Schaffer in the crowd of Trump supporters.
Hey metal heads
Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth was involved in the attack on the Capitol
Just in case you want to know, and like, don’t give a shit about the band pic.twitter.com/21Vr2yC3nX
– 🔴 LIVE – Chainbrain (@xChainbrain) January 7, 2021
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So this guy is the guitarist for Iced Earth, a thrash metal band from the 80’s. Let’s make him famous on Twitter.
His name is Jon Schaffer. pic.twitter.com/DDZOCJuLpo– 🎶💙 ᕼO ᒪᒪ Y’ᔕ GOT TᕼE ᗷᒪᑌ Eᔕ (@ No1Hollyfreedom) January 8, 2021
https://t.co/RwUTCgP89T
The guy in charge of the oath is Jon Schaffer, from the band Iced Earth, others have already said that, but I’m just warning more people! https://t.co/JEsvPwm2Ay– Lita Rory🔥 (@likealittlefire) January 7, 2021
The guy in blue is Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth, one of my favorite bands. The guy was a hero of mine for more than half my life. And with a photo, everything is gone. I know there are more important things going on, but it hurts.
– [JAKE] (@YeahTotallyJake) January 8, 2021
It now appears that Schaffer is officially wanted by the FBI for his involvement in the Capitol violation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation updated its “Most Wanted” section with photos of the individuals involved in this week’s events. Along with several faces that many of us saw on social media this week is Schaffer.
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The FBI is asking the public to help identify the individuals involved. Anyone with information about the individuals in question, or anyone who has witnessed “illegal violent actions” on Capitol Hill, should contact the FBI. The FBI’s Tipline Toll-Free is 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
From Iced Earth Stu Block apparently addressed this week’s event in an Instagram post. Soon after, however, Block reportedly started receiving comments from people who no longer supported Iced Earth because of Schaffer’s actions. The flood of responses caused Block to disable the comment section on the post.
Jon Schaffer is not the only musician involved in US Capitol events. Ariel Pink is among the individuals identified in Wednesday’s protests. Director Alex Lee Moyer shared a photo, tagged in Washington, DC, and a video confirming that Ariel Pink and the singer John Maus were at the US Capitol protests.
“The day we almost died, but we had a lot of fun instead.”
– ⚠️ (@emilieaux) January 7, 2021
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An individual called Ariel Pink on Twitter, prompting Pink to confirm that he attended the protests, but does not tolerate the violence that happened.
“It is true – I do not advocate and I have never advocated violent confrontations or riots. it must be my boomer education. “
“I was in DC to show my support for the president peacefully. I attended the rally on the lawn of the White House and went back to the hotel and took a nap. case closed”
it is true – I do not advocate and I have never advocated violent confrontations or riots. it must be my boomer education.
– Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 7, 2021
I was in DC to show my support for the president peacefully. I attended the rally on the lawn of the White House and went back to the hotel and took a nap. case closed
– Ariel Pink (@arielxpink) January 7, 2021
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