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Broward man arrested on Jan. 6 charges: Me and babe stormed the Capitol
Feds say relative tipped them off; his girlfriend is also facing charges
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Joseph LaPoint (BSO/WPLG)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A 43-year-old South Florida man is facing federal criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol after a relative tipped authorities off to his participation, according to court documents obtained on Wednesday.
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A woman described as his fiance/girlfriend, Nicole Marie Joyner, 45, is accused of joining him in the mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, who were attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Its not clear if shes been arrested yet.
A federal criminal complaint states that soon after the attack, a relative informed the FBI that LaPoint posted videos to his Facebook page claiming he had been inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 and had videos of himself and Joyner approaching and entering the Capitol.
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Authorities said in responding to a Jan. 7 post about how members of far-left group Antifa were responsible for storming the capitol, Joyner replied, They were escorted by police I saw it my self (sic).
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DoJ claims on Jan. 6, 2022, LaPoint posted a video to his TikTok account called HAD A BLAST one year ago", captioned with: "me and babe stormed the Capitol with the rest of America".
The Feds have video of them on Capitol grounds, and facial recognition software also revealed photos of the two at the Capitol, and video of them on Capitol grounds, while facial recognition software also found more photos and videos of them at the Capitol.

ExciteBike66
(2,700 posts)marble falls
(72,543 posts)... and I want them locked up airtight - nothing appealable done the process. So yeah, I wish they all would document themselves in their criminal stupidity.
ret5hd
(22,588 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,303 posts)Sounds like someone's had enough of the crazy uncle and soon-to-be aunt during family gatherings.
marble falls
(72,543 posts)... gosh darn it. But even the Trump/GOP in the family were dismayed at his pride in committing multiple felonies"
ArizonaLib
(1,303 posts)I had not read the full article - it is really satisfying in sort of a guilty way that someone in their family was willing to live and let live until the stupid got to be too much, and that they were able to find a remedy.
Cheers to that family expecting a few quieter Thanksgiving dinners in their future!
marble falls
(72,543 posts)malaise
(297,999 posts)Lock them up
Emile
(43,284 posts)alone would save tax payers a ton of money.
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