Thomas Baranyi of Ewing was arrested on Tuesday, almost one week after making international headlines for what he saw.
He admitted in a TV interview that he was with a group of rioters who stormed the Capitol.
“Riot police came in and started ushering them in with their sticks,” he said.
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He told reporters he was actually next to fellow rioters, Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt when she was shot dead in the building by Capitol police.
“We stormed into the rooms and there was a young lady rushing through the windows.” A number of police and secret services said ‘come back, get off and get out of the way’. “She did not heed the call and when we rushed to grab people and pull back, they shot her in the neck,” Baranyi said.
Federal authorities used the TV interview as evidence in court. Baranyi is charged with disorderly conduct and violent entry into a restricted building. He was released on $ 100,000 bail.
Leaving the chaotic scene on Wednesday, he told reporters he was not happy with the election results and described how he was violating the Capitol.
“We tore the scaffolding, threw flash bags and tear gas and blew us through all the rooms. We were just trying to get into Congress or whoever we could end up with and tell them we needed some kind of investigation into this. , “he said. Baranyi.
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Baranyi is expected in court on January 18. A judge has restricted his trip to New Jersey, he must surrender his passport and not possess a firearm.
Meanwhile, Action News also learned that the man, according to police, was driving in a Hummer to Philadelphia with QAnon stickers, an AR-15-style rifle, ammunition and other weapons, also spotted during the riots in DC .
Joshua Macias, a Virginia man, was arrested and charged with a number of crimes after traveling to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in November while presidential votes were being counted.
The bail for the famous President Donald Trump supporter has been set at $ 750,000. Now the Philadelphia District Attorney is asking for his bail to be revoked and for him to be arrested after they said he was part of the uprising in DC.
The DA office says Joshua Macias violated his bail by participating in the riots in DC. He will be in court in Philadelphia on Thursday where the DA will ask for his bail to be revoked.
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