Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of Joe Biggs, right-wing media personality and member of the violent extremist group the Proud Boys, for participating in the deadly violation of the Capitol on January 6.
HuffPost reports that FBI officials have arrested Biggs on three charges. Biggs reportedly broke a Capitol window with a clear plastic shield.
A video posted on controversial social media site Parler apparently showed Biggs in the building.
In the video, a voice outside the camera says, ‘Hey Biggs, what to say?’ The person pictured below smiles broadly and replies, “This is great!” before pulling up his cover to cover his face, ”said an FBI agent in an affidavit obtained by HuffPost.
Biggs reportedly admitted to FBI officials that he had entered the Capitol, but denied “having any knowledge of a pre-planned assault on the Capitol, and had no idea who planned it.” He claimed that the doors to the Capitol were wide open when he entered the building.
However, Biggs reportedly posted online that Proud Boys would “blend in,” notes HuffPost, writing “January 6 is going to be epic.”
Several people associated with the Proud Boys organization have been arrested for alleged involvement in the deadly riot. The FBI affidavit notes that members of the Proud Boys wore earplugs when they entered the Capitol.
As HuffPost notes, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been arrested and ordered to stay out of DC
Dominic “Spaz” Pezzola was arrested Saturday in New York for his part in the uprising at the Capitol. He has reportedly taken part in Proud Boys rallies in the past. Pezzola reportedly bragging after breaking through the Capitol that he killed “ everyone they held, ” including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi The Memo: Trump Leaves Changed Nation In Wake New York Court Clerk Arrested, Accused of Threats Related to Inauguration GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Referred to Parkland School Shooting as ‘False Flag’ Event on Facebook MORE (D-Calif.) And then Vice President Pence.