A Metro-North employee who called out of work, claiming to be sick, and took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 faces federal charges, officials said Friday.
Authorities arrested a Metro-North employee who called out of work, claiming to be sick, and took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, federal officials said.
Brandon Fellows, 26, posted on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat about being at the riots
He has also uploaded some of his riot selfies to his Bumble dating app
He told Bloomberg he is planning to go back to the Capitol for another protest
Fellows, who used to work in a grocery store in upstate NY, smoked weed on Senator Jeff Merkley s desk
He has not been arrested, nor has Simone Gold or Olympic swimmer Kete Keller
They were all ID d through photos and videos taken at the riot on Wednesday
The DoJ said on Tuesday that hundreds would be charged and may face up to 20 years behind bars