Former West Virginia councilman charged with stealing CSPAN equipment during Capitol riots
Former West Virginia councilman charged with stealing CSPAN equipment during Capitol riots
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Eric Gene Barber, who was a former councilman for the city of Parkersburg, W.Va., was charged last month with restricted buildings or grounds, unlawful activities on Capitol grounds, and theft.
The FBI said Barber it identified Barber after witnesses flagged Facebook posts identifying Barber, as well as interviews he gave to The Parkersburg News and Sentinel and local NBC affiliate WTAP.
According to an affidavit, Barber was seen on footage from U.S. Capitol Police taking selfies in the Capitol Rotunda and “stopping at the C-SPAN media station located in Statuary Hall and searching through equipment that was on the stand.”
“BARBER appears to be looking at an item at the C-SPAN media stand. This video clearly depicts BARBER searching through items at the media stand, before appearing to unplug something and take it with him,” the affidavit reads. “Based upon BARBER’s activity at the stand, your affiant believed that BARBER took a portable power station from the media stand.”
The agent said he determined the identity of the C-SPAN fired service technician who was operating the media stand at the time. The individual said that two items were taken, a C-SPAN foldable stool and their individual personal power station used to charge an iPad.
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