Man carrying Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during riot arrested, identified as Kevin Seefri
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Source: CNN
(CNN)The FBI has arrested Kevin Seefried, seen carrying a Confederate flag inside Capitol Hill, according to a federal criminal complaint.
Seefried had been a focus of the FBI's efforts to get the public to help them identify riot participants. The complaint identifies him as the man seen in the photos, widely circulated online, carrying a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6 siege.
Kevin Seefried told the FBI he had brought the Confederate flag with him to Washington from his home in Delaware, where he normally displays it outside.
Seefried was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/us/fbi-arrests-confederate-flag-man-kevin-seefried-trnd/index.html
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