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Nathan Wayne Entrekin, who was dressed as Captain Moroni during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, poses for a photo recovered from his phone by the FBI. Entrekin has been charged in federal court for his role in breaching the Capitol. (FBI)
An Arizona man who dressed as Captain Moroni and was seen on video during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has been arrested by the FBI.
According to an FBI affidavit, the man has been identified as Nathan Wayne Entrekin. The documents said he stood out from the crowd because of the outfit he wore a gladiator costume complete with a flag with this text written on it: IN MEMORY OF OUR GOD, OUR RELIGION, AND FREEDOM, AND OUR PEACE, OUR WIVES, AND OUR CHILDREN. ALMA 46:12
Arizona man who donned Gladiator costume and filmed melee for mom during Capitol Riot arrested
By Jacques Billeaud
Nathan Wayne Entrekin
PHOENIX (AP) - 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.
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.
PHOENIX (AP) 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 say Nathan Wayne Entrekin of Cottonwood documented his movements in and outside the building in cellphone videos in which he regularly addressed his mother, who wasn’t at the Capitol.
Entrekin said he was portraying Captain Moroni, a figure from the Book of Mormon who sought to defend his people from another group that wanted to overthrow democracy, according to court records. Records didn’t list a lawyer for Entrekin, and he doesn’t have a listed phone number.
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.