Jacksonville FBI agents arrest man on charges related to Capitol riot

Investigators said multiple confidential sources reported photos and videos that Honeycutt posted to his Facebook page showing him during the riot in the Capitol. One photo shows a gloved hand holding a broken piece of furniture with a sticker that reads ‘US Senate Sergeant at Arms’. According to court documents, a video was also shot outside the Capitol where he said, “It’s going down soon!” Another video shot in the Capitol shows him saying, “Well, made it,” court documents show.

Honeycutt shook his head as the prosecution read the charges.

The prosecution said that when FBI agents raided the Clay County home on Thursday morning, they seized four weapons. She noted that they were not properly secured and that there were three children in the house. Officers have also reportedly found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which is why the prosecutor said Honeycutt should not be released on bail.

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The raid was captured on surveillance video showing federal agents outside the house and what appears to be a woman and three children walking around the house.

“There were just a lot of vehicles in the front, FBI agents, tactical equipment on,” said a neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous. “I saw that they let the children go to school.”

Honeycutt’s attorney, Lee Lockett, said they agreed to surrender voluntarily if charges were brought before his client’s arrest. He said Honeycutt legally owned the firearms and has a hidden carrying permit. He said Honeycutt, who has an address like Punta Gorda, has many local ties, including three children and a father in the area, and has no flight risk. He requested release on Thursday.

Because Honeycutt had failed to undergo a drug test after his arrest, the judge wanted to hold off on holding a hearing on detention, which was scheduled to take place Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. Until then, Honeycutt will be taken into custody by the US marshals.

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Lockett later told News4Jax that his client is looking forward to getting this sorted out and cooperating.

When News4Jax went to the Orange Park home for comment on Thursday night, no one answered. There was a mat on the front door that said, “Come back with a search warrant.”

Honeycutt has had three previous arrests on charges of drug possession, household battery, and breach of the peace, but he was found guilty only on that latest charge.

He is at least the 14th person to be arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol siege, according to a list of suspects charged in federal court in the District of Columbia.

On Wednesday, Steve Maldonado, who was identified by FBI agents as being in the Capitol during the riot, was arrested at Orlando International Airport.

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Rachael Lynn Pert and Dana Joe Winn, of Clay County, were arrested Jan. 26 on charges related to the siege after Pert’s colleague at a Middleburg neighborhood store recognized her on a flyer depicting Capitol intruders and tipped off investigators, who the court also found videos on social media of her and Winn traveling to Washington.

Brad Weeks, a former Baker County Sheriff’s Office employee, was arrested by the FBI on January 21 in connection with the riot. Capitol Police have confirmed that photos show Weeks inside the Capitol.