Pennsylvania man arrested for Jan. 6 riot, allegedly hung stolen Capitol sign in bar

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: WHTM Harrisburg

Posted: Jan 12, 2024 / 10:36 AM EST
Updated: Jan 12, 2024 / 10:57 AM EST


(WHTM) – A Berks County man has been arrested in connection to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol for allegedly entering the Capitol and stealing a police sign that was later hung up in a bar.

According to the Department of Justice, Ian MacBride of Douglassville with felony obstruction of an official proceeding and multiple misdemeanors, including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and theft of government property for allegedly stealing an “Area Closed” sign that was later hung up at a bar.

As outlined by the Department of Justice, MacBride was identified in and around the Capitol building and “scaled the Northwest Stairs” around 2:17 p.m. Images appear to show MacBride entering the Capitol through the Senate Wind door at about 2:18 p.m., about five minutes after the initial breach. The Department of Justice says MacBride walked into a large room known as the Crypt “where he joined other rioters amassing against a thin line of USCP officers blocking the crowd from breaching further into the Capitol.”

At 2:25 p.m. the rioters overran the police line and accessed the Memorial Door staircase leading to the second floor where the House and Senate Chambers are located. After being led east to the Memorial Doors, MacBride exited the Capitol at approximately 2:39 p.m., according to the Justice Department. Court documents state that MacBride allegedly stole a U.S. Capitol Police sign that said “Area Closed” and then posted a picture on social media saying “Hung my Capitol battle flags and ill gotten ‘Area Closed’ sign up in my bar tonight.”

Read more: https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-man-arrested-for-jan-6-riot-allegedly-hung-stolen-capitol-sign-in-bar/

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Genius!

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[TwilightZone]

1. ""Hung my Capitol battle flags and ill gotten 'Area Closed' sign up in my bar tonight."

That was impressively idiotic.

[Aristus]

7. "No, Your Honor, I'm innocent!"

"We've got it on VIDEO!!!"

[DemocraticPatriot]

48. MAGAts aren't known for their

sparkling intelligence....

[et tu]

2. pa's greatest nt

[peppertree]

45. Note also the flag patterned after the Reich War flag:

No coincidence.

[Pas-de-Calais]

3. Id-jot

[louis-t]

4. They really are stupid, aren't they?

A MAGA idiot I know took a trip south. He and his MAGA buddy went to Graceland. He's a carpet guy, so he felt the need to steal some shag carpet fibers out of one of the closets. Then he posted the photo online. Then they went to Johnny Cash's estate and broke into the grounds after hours. They put a video of them running around the estate online. Genius. These men are in their 50s.

[Walleye]

5. Pennsylvania man, that was the best laugh I had all day

[Evolve Dammit]

6. a "proud boy" obviously. Very proud of his trophy. May he serve many years

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. There's some kind of black flag on ceiling that looks kinda like white nationalist flags

I wonder what it is.

[iscooterliberally]

17. I think I've seen that one before too.

I saw a documentary a while back about heavy metal bands and their associations with white nationalism. I'm pretty sure I saw it there. They showed a whole bunch of different flags and symbols that these people use. I can't remember the name of it or I would send you the link.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Thanks it was idle curiosity, but it sure fits the profile. . . . nt

[Harker]

18. It appears to be a variation on the Reichskriegsflagge, a Nazi battle flag

and naval ensign.

[JoseBalow]

24. Thats the so-called "Kekistan" flag

which originated from a mix of 4chan memes (note the 4chan logo at upper left)...




The term "kek" comes from the phrase "top kek", which is another way of expressing a high level of "LOL." It's derived mostly from the amusement of successful trolling, or anything done "for the lulz."

Basically the Kekistan flag is a result of several inside jokes and memes that came together on 4chans /pol/ and /b/ boards, which are literally the dregs of the internet.

You can find some more info here, though some of the info about it's origins is incorrect:

https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Republic_of_Kekistan

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kekistan

[Hermit-The-Prog]

36. Thanks! I couldn't figure that one out at all

Blowing up the image still left me clueless.

[JoseBalow]

38. It has become a symbol of the far-right

and white supremacists. It started as basically a wink to other 4chan "anons", in the same way they co-opted Pepe the frog. You can often spot it at drumpf rallies and right-wing protests. It was pretty prominent at the Capitol on Jan6...

[Evolve Dammit]

40. Isn't that special? Fuck all Nazis. FBI needs to ramp up personnel to deal with this crap. My family fought confederates

and Nazis. Similar ideologies during different times and still need to be met with extreme prejudice. No tolerance for any of this white supremacists' doctrine.

[PlutosHeart]

8. Amazing.

If only it were that easy with all of them.

[byronius]

9. That is officially a Dump. Ugly. Trashbar.

[JoseBalow]

11. It looks like the bar is in his basement

[dameatball]

20. Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. Cheesy basement hangout.

[JoseBalow]

25. That's where his wife relegates him

and his drunken racist militia-wannabe buddies to, instead of the upstairs living room

[JoseBalow]

10. This made me Laugh Out Loud

[BradBo]

12. Omg, boomer's,MAGAs and social media....bad combo for them.

[ShazzieB]

30. I hope you are aware that we boomers are not all mouth-breathing, knockle-dragging MAGA cultists..

There are a lot of us boomer Democrats here at DU. Just so you know.

[COL Mustard]

43. ShazzieB, you tell

That young whippersnapper!

A fellow Boomer, now Medicare eligible.

[HoosierDebbie]

37. Where's the Boomer?

If you are referring to the genius in the story, I don't think the article indicated how old he is. His picture shows a younger guy than what would qualify as a Boomer. I'm pretty sure the youngest age for a Boomer is 58. I don't think there were very many people who were Boomer age who stormed the Capitol. I could be wrong about that, but the majority of Boomers are beyond physical exertion like that. Knees and hips and more can be deterrents.

Lots and lots of insurrectionists were caught because they posted evidence on social media. Younger people I do believe.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. Each of these traitorous insurrectionists should be locked up.

The minimum time for any participant should be 1 presidential election cycle, with extra time added for any action beyond just participating.

[ShazzieB]

32. Looks like there's a stolen stop sign on the right hand wall, too.

Really classy!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

33. I hadn't even noticed that; was fuming over the traitortrump flag

Looks like that guy loves to publicize his low character. That will be handy if state and local prosecutors want to pick up where the feds leave off.

[timms139]

14. Blacked out tag

numbers , Wonder if they're stolen tags or been used in crimes .

[Botany]

15. According to him that they were just peacefully demonstrating when the police came out of the Capitol...

… and started to fire on them with rubber bullets and tear gas and that got them riled up and then the
Capitol police let them into the building after which they closed the doors behind them trapping them
inside the Capitol building.

I hope he gets at least 5 years because his other posts were about bus loads going to D.C. for 1/6/21,
going in with guns blazing, and dragging people like Vice President Pence from the building by his
feet because they didn’t do the right thing aka overturn the election.

[republianmushroom]

19. Another fine candidate for the "Felon Club" and a berth at Fed U.

Good luck in getting what you wanted.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

22. Another member of the unMensa club

[orangecrush]

23. You can't make this shit up

How stupid can you be?

[thucythucy]

26. Is this another one of those ANTIFA supporters we've heard so much about?

Or maybe an FBI plant?

No--just another Trumper...

[Hekate]

27. "Get a Brain, Moran"

[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. Pardon me, I believe the accepted spelling amongst morans is "brane".

[Hekate]

39. We shall have to update this DU classic!

[William Gustafson]

28. The best part to all these convictions......

They are considered felons. Gun ownership, will now be a thing of the past with these guys. In most states, felons cannot own a weapon. So they screwed themselves.... which I find hilarious!!!

[Ligyron]

49. They will ignore any prohibition against owning Weapons.

Then they typically get pulled over for driving drunk whereupon a search of the vehicle typically turns up dope of some sort and …oops, oh noes! the very weapons they were not supposed to have. Back to jail they go in a never ending cycle of stupidity. At least they won’t be voting anymore in most states. That’s if they ever bothered to vote in the first place. They tend to like bitchin’ better. Morans indeed.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

29. Nicely played, cheese-dick. nt

[Sneederbunk]

31. A souvenir to remind him of his time in stir.

[twodogsbarking]

35. Wonder if any of his customers were with him? I always have questions.

[JoseBalow]

41. That's not a commercial bar

It looks like a converted walk-in closet

[twodogsbarking]

42. I see. Like my wine cellar.

[vercetti2021]

44. Can't fix stupid

Its like robbing a bank and buying an expensive sports car the next day with the stolen money. Hope he enjoys prison and losing his shitty dive bar

[PTL_Mancuso]

46. Round 'em up! Lock 'em up!

and with a sizeable citation and PENALTY for thefts of public property (jail-time if warranted) and for endangering the public! After all, what are signs for?

I have no more ha-ha's or nyuk-nyuk's to give to this bunch of wannabe nation destroyers. They are aligned with EVIL

[sakabatou]

47. In the words of Hermione Granger, "What. An. Idiot."