Gladiator costume-clad rioter arrested; filmed melee for mom
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This undated photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff s Office in Flagstaff, Ariz.,, shows Nathan Wayne Entrekin, who authorities say stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a Roman gladiator costume and narrating the melee in videos for his mother, was arrested Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Cottonwood on two misdemeanor charges, authorities said. (Coconino County Sheriff s Office via AP)
PHOENIX – An Arizona man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing a Roman gladiator costume and narrated the melee in videos for his mother has been arrested, authorities said.
Arizona man dressed as Book of Mormon figure faces charges in Capitol riot
Nathan Wayne Entrekin was arrested Thursday at his Cottonwood home. Videos he narrated for his mother are a key part of evidence in the criminal complaint. Author: Brahm Resnik Updated: 7:44 PM MST July 16, 2021
PHOENIX A Cottonwood man is facing federal charges after he allegedly stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. He was dressed as Captain Moroni, a military commander in the Book of Mormon who led a fight for freedom, according to a criminal complaint filed in Federal Court in Washington, D.C.
Nathan Wayne Entrekin, 48, was arrested Thursday by the FBI at the home he shares with his mother in Cottonwood, southwest of Sedona. His current whereabouts could not be verified.
PHOENIX (AP) An Arizona man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing a costume of Captain Moroni from the Book of Mormon and narrating the melee in videos for his mother has been arrested, authorities said.
Nathan Wayne Entrekin, 48, told the FBI that former President Donald Trump inspired him to drive more than 2,000 miles to Washington for the rally on Jan. 6, according to court documents filed this week.
Entrekin documented his movements in and outside the building in cellphone videos in which he addressed his mother, who wasn t at the Capitol, authorities said.
Entrekin said in the videos that he was dressed in the Roman gladiator costume to portray Captain Moroni, a figure from the Book of Mormon who sought to defend his people from another group that wanted to overthrow democracy and install a king, court records say.
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