Jacksonville FBI agents arrest man on charges related to Capitol riots

Investigators said several confidential sources reported photos and videos Honeycutt posted on his Facebook page showing him during the riot at the Capitol. One photo shows a gloved hand holding a broken piece of furniture with a sticker with the caption “US Senate Sergeant on Arms.” According to court documents, there is also a video recorded outside the Capitol, where he said, “It’s about to go down!” Another video recorded in the Capitol shows him saying, “Well, make it in,” court documents show.

Honeycutt shook his head as the prosecutor read the allegations in court.

The prosecutor said that when FBI agents raided the Clay County home Thursday morning, they seized four rifles. She noticed that they were not properly secured and that there were three children in the house. Agents also allegedly found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, so the prosecutor said Honeycutt should not be released on a mortgage.

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The raid was captured on a surveillance video, which shows that federal agents are outside the home and who are apparently a woman and three children walking around the home.

“There were just a lot of vehicles in front, FBI agents, tactical equipment on,” said a neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous. “I did see them let the kids go to school.”

Honeycutt’s attorney, Lee Lockett, said that before the arrest of his client, they had agreed to surrender voluntarily if complaints were filed. He said Honeycutt legally owned the firearms and had a concealed carry permit. He said Honeycutt, which has an address called Punta Gorda, has many local ties, including three children and a father in the area and is not a flight risk. He demanded his release on Thursday.

Because Honeycutt did not undergo a drug test after his arrest, the judge wanted to wait to hold a detention hearing, which would take place Tuesday morning at 11 p.m. Until then, Honeycutt will be in the U.S. marshals’ custody.

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Lockett later told News4Jax his client is looking forward to resolving it and working together.

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

Honeycutt has three previous arrests on charges of drug possession, domestic battery and breach of the peace, but he was only convicted on the last charge.

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

On Wednesday, Steve Maldonado, who was identified as the Capitol to FBI agents 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 on Jan. 26 on charges related to the siege after Pert’s associate at a convenience store in Middleburg recognized her from a strip of intruders at the Capitol. built and gave a fee. investigators, who according to court records also found on social media videos of her and Winn to Washington.

Brad Weeks, a former sheriff’s employee in Baker County, was arrested by the FBI on January 21 in connection with the riot. Police in the U.S. Capitol have confirmed that photos appear inside the Capitol building in Weeks.