Home state: Pennsylvania
Charges
Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; and obstruction of an official proceeding
What happened
Vorous posted a photo on Facebook of himself inside the Capitol, standing in front of a bust of Abraham Lincoln, wearing a T-shirt that read NOT TODAY LIBERAL in white letters, while holding a red, white and blue cowboy hat, according to court documents. When Vorous posted the photo, according to the FBI, he asked if it looked staged and added: I promise the beanbags were real the mase [sic] is still burning on me aft a shower and 6hrs, the gas was real the flash grenades were also real.
War time : Court docs detail Cleveland Meredith s arrest following Capitol riots
He also allegedly assaulted a pedestrian on the street while in D.C., head butting the person and knocking them to the ground. Author: Jason Braverman (11Alive) Updated: 11:24 AM EST January 13, 2021
WASHINGTON Court documents released on Wednesday detail the timeline and text messages as Georgia native Cleveland Meredith made his way to the Capitol riots last week in Washington D.C. with weapons and nearly 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
Texts were recovered from Meredith s cell phone and were exchanged with several individuals, threatening to commit violence. He allowed FBI agents to search his hotel room, Ford truck, a trailer that attached to the truck and his cell phone, according to court records.