U.S. Capitol Riot âDoobie Smokerâ Ordered To Remain Jailed
Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez was caught on video smoking marijuana inside the U.S. Capitol during last monthâs riot.
A California man captured on video smoking marijuana inside the U.S. Capitol during last monthâs riots was driven by âbizarreâ conspiracy theories to join the violent insurrection, a federal prosecutor said Friday.
A federal magistrate judge in Virginia ordered Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez to remain jailed and transferred to Washington, D.C., for his next hearing on charges related to the Jan. 6 siege.
Gonzalez, 32, of Ventura, California, was dubbed âThe Capitol Rotunda Doobie Smokerâ on a video posted on YouTube. When somebody on the video asked why he was smoking weed in the Capitol, Gonzalez responded in part by saying, âFreedom,â according to the FBI.
In videos posted after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez is seen standing in the Capitol rotunda wearing American flag pants and yelling "time to smoke weed in here."
A Ventura man seen wearing American flag pants and allegedly smoking marijuana during the U.S. Capitol riot has been arrested in Virginia, authorities said.
Authorities say a California man seen wearing American flag pants and allegedly smoking marijuana during the U.S. Capitol riot was arrested in Virginia
In videos posted after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez is seen standing in the Capitol rotunda wearing American flag pants and yelling "time to smoke weed in here."