The FBI said a North Carolina man was arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots. Agents said Christopher Raphael Spencer of Pilot Mountain was arrested in Kernersville. Investigators said he was captured in three videos in various places inside the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Capitol surveillance video also captured him inside Statuary Hall. The government received three livestream videos from Spencer's Facebook as part of a search warrant. They.
Spring man appears before federal judge on charges related to Capitol riot Michelle Homer
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A Spring man went before a federal judge Tuesday for his alleged role in the deadly Capitol riot.
Federal investigators say Joshua Ryan Lollar was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was in the process of certifying the election results.
FBI: Spring man arrested, charged thanks to Facebook posts boasting about his role in Capitol riot
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Like other suspects, Lollar posted selfies and videos bragging that he was breaching the Capitol and fighting with police, according to the FBI.
Updated: 8:39 PM EST Jan 20, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff The FBI announced the first federal arrest of a North Carolina resident related to the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Late Tuesday afternoon, special agents and officers assigned to the FBI Charlotte Field Office s Greensboro Resident Agency arrested Christopher Raphael Spencer of Pilot Mountain.Click the video player to learn more about the arrest.Spencer was taken into custody without incident in Kernersville and had his initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Greensboro.Federal investigators said Spencer live-streamed three videos inside the U.S. Capitol Building and showed himself in them.In one video, the FBI states Spencer says, Bro, they stormed the Capitol, bro. pushed the cops out of the way, everything.. took it over. Suddenly the crowd, including Spencer, then rushes further forward into the building and begins repeatedly chanting, Whose house? Our house! and Stop the steal!