Memphis Commercial Appeal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Tennessee man who had expressed pro-Trump views and was accused by online researchers of carrying plastic hand restraints in the U.S. Senate during the Capitol riot Wednesday, has been arrested.
The Nashville man, Eric Munchel, 30, was being held in a Nashville jail Sunday on a federal warrant, online records show. An FBI spokesperson, Samantha Shero, confirmed the arrest.
The federal prosecutor s office in Washington is handling the case. Photos depicting his presence show a person who appears to be Munchel carrying plastic restraints, an item in a holster on his right hip, and a cellphone mounted on his chest with the camera facing outward, ostensibly to record events that day, the office said in a news release, which identifies him by his full name, Eric Gavelek Munchel.
Nashville man Eric Munchel, who was accused by online researchers as being one of the men who carried zip ties into the U.S. Capitol during the riot Wednesday, has been arrested and now faces federal charges.
After photos of a masked man dressed in paramilitary gear and carrying zip ties in the U.S. Senate chamber appeared online, people began referring to him as the zip tie guy on social media. That online sleuthing coincided with the FBI s call for tips leading to the identification of rioters seen in the photos.
Here s what we ve learned about the Nashville zip tie guy since Wednesday.
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