Several people who participated in the Capitol siege last week were arrested.
Rioter in the ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt
Robert Keith Packer, 56, was arrested in Newport News, Virginia, on Wednesday morning.
The image of a man wearing a black sweatshirt with the words “Camp Auschwitz” stamped in white letters inside the United States Capitol building was widely publicized on social media.
Packer has a long criminal record in the area and has been arrested on Newport News “well over a dozen times,” Sheriff Gabriel Morgan told ABC News.
Previous crimes included assault and battery, driving under the influence, intoxication in public, driving under revocation and parole violation, among others, said Morgan. Packer was last arrested in the county in 2012.
Packer faces charges of illegal entry to the United States Capitol and violent entry and disorderly conduct to the Capitol, according to an arrest warrant filed in Virginia federal court.
He did not file an appeal in court. ABC News was unable to immediately contact him or a lawyer for comment.
He was detained at the Western Tidewater Regional Prison and is due to appear in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday afternoon.
Packer was released on condition that he stay out of Washington, DC, and appear virtually in court on January 19. He was represented by a public defender, but said he plans to hire his own lawyer.
Rioter who was beside the woman when she was shot
A rowdy woman who was standing next to Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer, was also arrested by the FBI on Wednesday.
New Jersey resident Thomas Baranyi, 28, appeared briefly in Newark federal court, where the bail was set at $ 100,000.
Court records cited Baranyi’s television interview, during which he showed blood to a reporter on his hand after he broke into the Capitol.
In the interview, Baranyi explained that he got blood on his hand after invading the Capitol and a “young girl” ran through the windows.
“Several policemen and secret services were saying to get out and get out of the way. She didn’t answer the call, and as we ran to try to grab people and pull them back, they shot her in the neck and she appealed to me,” said Baranyi in the interview, according to court documents.
MTA employee who was recognized by colleagues
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority official who was arrested after participating in the Capitol riots appeared in federal court in White Plains, New York, on Wednesday.
William Pepe, 31, who works at Metro-North, was recognized by colleagues and MTA management from photos of him wearing an American flag headband that circulated inside the United States Capitol building.
Pepe was accused of intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority, according to the Department of Justice.
Pepe was released on $ 10,000 bail, but a federal judge ordered Pepe to hand over a shotgun and hunting knife to the local police. He also cannot own other firearms or weapons.
He was arrested on Tuesday in the Hudson Valley. He called saying he was sick on January 6 to participate in the riots.
Pepe, who had worked as a maintenance worker for the MTA for six years, was initially suspended, but the MTA is now working to fire him, the transit authority said.
Rocky Mount Cops
The Justice Department accused two police officers from Rocky Mount, Virginia, of participating in last week’s riot at the United States Capitol.
Thomas Robertson and Jacob Fracker posted a picture of him with his middle finger raised in front of the statue of the Revolutionary War hero, John Stark.
After posting the photo, the two repeatedly defended themselves from participating in the disturbances in separate posts on social media. Robertson is quoted as saying he was “proud” of the photo because he “was willing to put the skin on the game”.
Later, Fracker deleted a Facebook post in which he wrote: “Lol to anyone who is possibly concerned about my photo walking around … Sorry, do I hate freedom? Stop …”
The duo also gave interviews to the media after watching the riots.
During their first appearance at the West Virginia District Court on Wednesday afternoon, Robertson and Fracker were charged with illegal entry to the Capitol and were ordered by Judge Robert Ballou to stay away from Washington, DC, and not participate in any demonstrations. public.
Ballou also demanded that they hand over all firearms until Friday and remain in their homes, saying it was his understanding that the two were placed on administrative leave by the police department.
While the Justice Department asked Ballou to order the two to be equipped with GPS monitors to ensure that they stay away from DC, Ballou rejected the request citing his status as a police officer and his military service records.
The Rocky Mountain Police Department did not immediately respond to ABC News’s request for comment.
Man seen hanging on Senate balcony
Josiah Colt, the man seen hanging from the Senate balcony and sitting in Vice President Mike Pence’s chair, surrendered to the US Marshalls on Tuesday, officials said.
He was accused of intentionally entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to the Department of Justice.
Colt is currently being held at Ada County Prison in Boise, Idaho, and is due to appear in federal court on Wednesday.
Man who threatened to send an armed caravan to the Capitol
A New York City man armed with an arsenal of weapons appeared in federal court after he allegedly made threats to conduct another attack on the Capitol and also in New York City.
The FBI arrested Eduard Florea on Tuesday at his home in Middle Village, Queens, after he allegedly posted online threats to send an armed caravan to the Capitol.
Federal investigators found more than 1,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, two dozen shotgun shells, 75 combat knives, two axes and two swords at Florea’s home, prosecutors said.
Florea is accused of being a criminal for possessing ammunition, which the Federal Prosecutor’s Office described as a “serious offense” that could lead to imprisonment for up to 10 years.
Judge Sanket Bulsara denied him bail, agreeing with prosecutors who said he was a “significant danger to the community” and a risk of escape.
“It appears that during January 6, when events were unfolding, Mr. Florea continued to post and make clear a premeditated plan to demand violence against people in New York and people in Washington, against US senators,” said Bulsara.
He was also being investigated for alleged ties to the Proud Boys and admitted to being a follower of the far-right organization, a law enforcement official told ABC News.
Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio told ABC News that he does not know Florea.
Several others who participated in the siege have been arrested across the country in recent days.
The hairy man photographed with a Capitol police shield was arrested Tuesday morning at his brother’s Brooklyn home, facing four federal charges.
Many of the protesters were implicated in their own social media posts, ABC News chief investigative reporter Josh Margolin said in “Get Here,” a daily ABC News podcast on Monday.
Suspicious protesters who allegedly brought ties and wore tactical equipment were arrested in Texas and Tennessee on Tuesday.
The man seen carrying the pulpit of Speaker Nancy Pelosi through the corridors of the Capitol and the shirtless man dressed in horns, a bearskin headdress and red, white and blue face paint were arrested on Friday in Florida and Arizona, respectively .
Ali Dukakis, Ivan Pereira and Olivia Rubin, from ABC News, contributed to this report.