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San Antonio man charged in U.S. Capitol riots accepts plea deal, records show
Matthew Carl Mazzocco agreed to plead guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building
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San Antonio man fired from job, released on bond for charges in connection with Capitol insurrection
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man who was charged in connection with the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump has agreed to plead guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
Matthew Carl Mazzocco was arrested on Jan. 17 at his Stone Oak home after he was identified on social media as videos online appeared to show him at the Jan. 6 insurrection, prosecutors allege in court records.
A file photo of people recording as US Capitol police officers push back violent insurrectionists loyal to Trump in Washington. Besides the gigantic physical crime scene, images shared on social media and mobile phone info left a huge digital crime scene. And luckily there’s plenty of people willing to mine the data to help deliver justice. AP
Thou shalt not post your illegal activities online! Isn’t that one of the social-media commandments? If not, it should be.
Clearly, those who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6 must’ve missed that tip, and in the rampage’s aftermath, the Internet became one of law enforcement’s go-to resources for identifying and tracking down insurrectionists.