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Daniel Baker wanted to encircle protesters at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., and confine them with guns. | Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
FBI charges Florida veteran with plotting armed confrontation of state Capitol protesters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The FBI on Friday arrested a Florida Army veteran on charges of plotting to violently disrupt protests at the state Capitol leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
Daniel Baker, 33, wanted to encircle protesters at the state Capitol and confine them with guns, U. S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe and the FBI said. Baker, a former U.S. Army Airborne infrantryman who was kicked out of the service in 2007, had issued “a call to arms” seeking others to join the him on Sunday, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court. Armed protests in opposition to the election results are planned for all 50 state capitals this weekend.