Couy Griffin, leader of Cowboys for Trump, said he did not enter the building on January 6, but a video shows him in restricted areas.
(Photo from Rick Egan’s archive | Tribune) Couy Griffin of New Mexico rides along State Street in Salt Lake City, Thursday, April 16, 2020. Griffin was arrested on January 17, 2021 on charges of illegally entering the US Capitol on January 6
Santa Fe, NM • A New Mexico county officer and founder of the Cowboys for Trump group, who had promised to return to Washington after last week’s US Capitol rebellion to place a flag on the table of Mayor Nancy Pelosi, was arrested on Sunday by the FBI.
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the United States Capitol.
According to court documents, Griffin told investigators that he was “caught” by the crowd, who pushed his way through the barricades and entered the restricted area of the United States Capitol, but said he did not enter the building and instead remained US Capitol Steps.
A video posted on Griffin’s personal page on Facebook shows Griffin in the restricted areas, according to the testimony.
Griffin did not immediately respond to the phone or text messages asking for comments.
Last April, Griffin rode through downtown Salt Lake City with Cowboys for Trump, who toured major cities in the United States starting with San Francisco on April 12, 2020 and ending with New York on May 1.
On Thursday, Griffin said he planned to travel with firearms to Washington, DC, for Biden’s possession.
“I will be there on January 20 … and I will defend our country and our freedoms,” said Griffin during a meeting of the Otero County Commissioners Council.
“I’m going out tonight or tomorrow. I have a .357 Henry Big Boy rifle with lever action in the trunk of my car and a single-action .357 revolver, the Colt Ruger Vaquero, which I will have under the front seat on my right side and will embrace my Second Amendment “, he said.