Thomas Baranyi of Ewing was arrested on Tuesday, almost a week after making international headlines for what he testified.
He admitted in a TV interview that he was with a group of rioters who invaded the Capitol.
“The riot police came in and started ushering us out with their batons,” he said.
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He told reporters that he was actually standing next to a rowdy colleague, Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, when she was shot and killed by Capitol Police inside the building.
“We had invaded the cameras inside and a young woman came running through the windows. Several policemen and secret services were saying ‘go back, get out and get out of the way’. She did not answer the call and as we ran to grab people and pull them, they shot her in the neck, “said Baranyi.
Federal officials used the TV interview as evidence in court. Baranyi was accused of disorderly conduct and violent entry into a restricted building. He was released on $ 100,000 bond.
Leaving the chaotic scene on Wednesday, he told reporters he was not happy with the election results and described how he violated the Capitol.
“We tore the scaffolding, threw bags of light and tear gas and made our way through all the chambers. Just trying to get into Congress or whoever we could get into and say we need some kind of investigation into it,” said Baranyi.
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Baranyi is expected in court on January 18. A judge restricted his trip to New Jersey, he must hand over his passport and cannot own a firearm.
Meanwhile, Action News also found that the man who, according to police, drove to Philadelphia in a Hummer with QAnon stickers, an AR-15 rifle, ammunition and other weapons was also seen in the riots in DC
Joshua Macias, a man from Virginia, was arrested and charged with a series of crimes after traveling to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in November, while presidential votes were being counted.
The bail for well-known supporter of President Donald Trump was set at $ 750,000. Now, the Philadelphia district attorney is calling for the bail to be revoked and his arrest after they say he was part of the DC uprising
The prosecutor’s office says Joshua Macias breached his bail by participating in the DC riots. He will be in court on Thursday in Philadelphia, where the prosecutor will ask for his bail to be revoked.
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