Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs is arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol riot

Joseph Randall Biggs, 37, from Florida was arrested on Wednesday and faces three charges – obstruction of a lawsuit, entry into restricted lands and disorderly conduct – for his part in the Capitol encirclement on January 6, according to the Department of Justice and an FBI statement. The FBI described Biggs in the testimony as an organizer for the Proud Boys.

CNN Orlando affiliate WESH asked Biggs about the insurrection allegations against the Proud Boys and he said, “This will be discussed in court.”

Before the Capitol revolt, Biggs posted messages on Parler, the social media platform favored by the far right, telling his followers to mix and not wear identifiable clothes, wrote a special FBI agent in the statement.

“The only thing we will do is think like us! January 6 will be epic,” wrote Biggs, according to the statement. The document says Biggs also addressed his statements in Antifa.

Officials say Biggs said, “This is incredible!” in live images of protesters entering the Capitol building, according to the statement.

The statement states that it appears that the Proud Boys were using headphones for communication that day.

“His statement also notes that several individuals were photographed or portrayed in videos with headphones, including other individuals believed to be associated with the Proud Boys,” says the FBI statement.

The charges are among a recent wave of federal cases alleging planning and organization among far-right groups.

The FBI said Biggs told agents that he entered the Capitol, but not using force, and denied knowing about any plans to attack the building.

Biggs has participated in other mass meetings involving the Proud Boys.

He is known for his extreme rhetoric against members of Antifa, the black-dressed leftists who claim to be fighting fascism and often overthrow far-right events.