'I'm Here, Mom!': FBI Arrests Man Who Wore Roman Gladiator Costume To Capitol Insurrection

[Nevilledog]

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Jan Wolfe
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Remember the guy who stormed the Capitol in a gladiator outfit? According to the FBI, the whole time he was recording a video for his mom, who he lives with.

“I made it, Mom. I made it to the top. Mom, look, I made it to the top…I wish you were here!”

'I’m Here, Mom!': FBI Arrests Man Who Wore Roman Gladiator Costume To Capitol Riot
Nathan Wayne Entrekin, dubbed "Caesar No Salad" by online sleuths, was talking to his mother during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
huffpost.com
1:42 PM · Jul 15, 2021

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/roman-gladiator-costume-capitol-riot-trump-fbi_n_60f08b8ae4b022142cf67b8b

Nathan Wayne Entrekin, a man who wore a Roman gladiator costume to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in support of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday.

Entrekin, whom online “sedition hunters” had dubbed “Caesar No Salad,” wore his costume to portray Captain Moroni, a figure from the Book of Mormon who ― as spelled out in Entrekin’s FBI affidavit ― “sought to defend the liberties of his people ― the Nephites ― from another group ― the Amalickiahites ― that wanted to overthrow democracy and install a king.” He was arrested in Cottonwood, Arizona.

A tipster contacted the FBI about Entrekin on Jan. 11, and the FBI was able to confirm his identity through “a review of public databases and open source intelligence (OSINT)” as well as an interview with Entrekin on Feb. 2.

The FBI got permission to search Entrekin’s phone. On it, they found videos of him narrating the scene for his mother (whom he lives with) about what he’s seeing at the Capitol.

“I’m here, Mom!” Entrekin says in one video. “This is my flag!”

*snip*

[PortTack]

1. Amazing isn't it? They think they won't be caught!! Shit for brains

[PatSeg]

17. They thought they were right

and the world would view them as patriotic heroes. They also thought Trump would be sworn in as President and would probably pardon them all, maybe even give out medals. They were just doing what their dear leader told them to do.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. This!

The fact that they were committing a crime(s) never occurred to them, so brainwashed they are.

[PatSeg]

25. Yeah, its only treason if they lose!

I guess it never dawned on them that they might not succeed. It was like they were characters in their favorite action movies.

[Chainfire]

37. "How could it be a crime if the President sent me?"

[Sneederbunk]

2. Shaman meet Gladiator. Gladiator meet Shaman.

Apparently, this is the best of the GOP.

[grumpyduck]

3. Ol' Julius Caesar

must be rolling over in his grave.

Laughing his coccyx off.

[Ohioboy]

4. "Look Mom, I'm being an idiot!"

[lapucelle]

5. We really need an asshat smilie. N/T

[Tomconroy]

6. Apparently, he's a Jimmy Cagney fan.

[BigmanPigman]

36. That's the first thing that crossed my mind.

[Sanity Claws]

7. He's got to be over 45

and he lives with his mother. His mother is the person closest to him that he shouts out to her to prove himself.
How sad!

[asiliveandbreathe]

8. Mom must be so proud...nature or nurture...n/t

[The Magistrate]

9. It's Been Done, Ma'am...

[jpak]

10. Can you say Loser?

[frogmarch]

12. What does his flag say?

I can't read it all. Is one word PERENTS?

[malaise]

13. And I bet he wants to know why women won't date him

[3catwoman3]

29. Let's hope none are.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

14. Im here, Mom. Can I have some mac and cheese when I get home?

Oh and stay out of the basement.

[underpants]

18. "Caesar No Salad" 😆😊😊😆😊

[Thomas Hurt]

15. We sure this guy isn't developmentally disabled...as opposed to willfully stupid.

[Aristus]

16. If he had infiltrated the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome, instead of the US Capitol building,

they would have thrown him off the Tarpeian Rock, thus always to traitors...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpeian_Rock

[underpants]

22. Prep work is key

He infiltrated a Golden Corral.

“ Caesar No Salad”

[Hekate]

20. Ooooookay

[Siwsan]

21. From Gladiator to Sadiator

[modrepub]

23. Trump Told Me To Storm The Castle...

...and all I got was this lousy prison sentence.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

24. Looks like the Feds are about to give Nero

two thumbs down!

[Bongo Prophet]

26. I love the irony of him portraying himself as against someone who wanted to be a king. Moroni!

Entrekin, whom online “sedition hunters” had dubbed “Caesar No Salad,” wore his costume to portray Captain Moroni, a figure from the Book of Mormon who ― as spelled out in Entrekin’s FBI affidavit ― “sought to defend the liberties of his people ― the Nephites ― from another group ― the Amalickiahites ― that wanted to overthrow democracy and install a king.” He was arrested in Cottonwood, Arizona.

Idiot is on the wrong side even within the framework of his weird made-up mythology.
I mean, Amalickiah is basically Trump, wanting to overthrow democracy to be king...

Get a brain Moroni! (Morani?)

[Progressive Jones]

27. "Look, Mommy!!! I'm a Big Boy!!!" nt

[3catwoman3]

28. Does Mommy still do his laundry and cook his...

...meals?

Good grief!

[edbermac]

30. "I'm here, Mom!"

[Kid Berwyn]

31. Wasn't Moroni the Angel who brought knowledge to Joseph Smith?

Golden plates, too, he used to translate the Book of Mormon.

[sanatanadharma]

32. To be fair, we all wrap ourselves in chosen identity costumes

We all wrap ourselves in chosen identity-costumes meant to display/reflect/acknowledge our (as we understand it) self-identity and place in the world; be they wrappers of uniforms, three-piece suits, hippie gowns, camouflage or other clowns' suits.

More than just clothes our wrappers include our desires, opinions, persuasions, beliefs, education, occupations, preferences, revulsion's, etc. We are all born with given wrappers of body, family, time and place. After that our we begin to dress ourselves; our costumes become expressions of self-identity.
Over time we likely replace our wardrobes; childhood desires give way to carnal desires. Our body wrappers clearly change and gender can too.

Caesar no Salad had a back story involving Mormon theology and thus the imprimatur of an identity aligned with Divine intentions.
Mixing up one's self with some Divine self is a recipe for disaster.

Personally, I stroll around town (international port city and country Capitol) wrapped in a dhoti, reflecting nothing more than my weird taste.

[Beartracks]

33. "His middle name is Wayne? I'm surprised," said no one, ever.

And really: "defending liberty from those who would install a king"? That's ironic.

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[Wounded Bear]

34. Seems like half of the insurrectionists were just there doing cosplay...

[FakeNoose]

35. They thought it was Halloween, or maybe Mardi Gras

[marmar]

38. Incel posterchild