From Peace Corp volunteer to Capitol insurrectionist: How Thomas Baranyi went from being a quiet, troubled kid to a man who felt betrayed by politics Joshua Zitser, Sophia Ankel US Capitol protester Thomas Baranyi, 28, speaks to a WUSA reporter on January 6, 2020. Thomas Baranyi was identified by the FBI after appearing in a TV interview where he talks about storming the Capitol. Insider spoke to his former friends and coworker who described him as quiet and disillusioned. Baranyi had a tumultuous New Jersey childhood and was estranged from his friends before joining the Peace Corps.
Thomas Baranyi was part of the mob breaking down the doors into the Senate chamber when Capitol police shot the woman next to him.
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Thomas Baranyi was identified by the FBI after appearing in a TV interview in which he talked about storming the Capitol.
Insider spoke with his former friends and coworker; they described him as quiet and disillusioned.
Baranyi had a tumultuous New Jersey childhood and was estranged from his friends before joining the Peace Corps.
Thomas Baranyi was part of the mob breaking down the doors into the Senate chamber when Capitol police shot the woman next to him.
She was later identified as Air Force veteran and fervent Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt. She became one of five people who died as a result of the US Capitol insurrection on January 6.