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progree

(10,901 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 02:57 AM Oct 2022

FBI renews call for help identifying 'Umbrella Man' (yup, the George Floyd riots guy)

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/fbi-renews-call-for-help-identifying-umbrella-man/
No more at link except pictures
The FBI is renewing a call for the public’s help in identifying a man who was seen inciting violence in the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Tuesday, the FBI asked for help identifying the man, who has been referred to as “Umbrella Man.”

RELATED: Affidavit: Hell’s Angels member believed to be ‘Umbrella Man’ spotted inciting violence during George Floyd protests

The man was seen breaking windows at AutoZone on Lake Street on May 27, 2020, and was also spotted vandalizing the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct.

In the pictures shared by the FBI Tuesday, he’s seen wearing a black baseball hat with a gold or yellow logo and the letters L, M and C, as well as a black shirt with an unidentified picture on it.

Officials are asking anyone with information that could help identify the man to call 1-800-225-5324 or submit a tip online.


The Autozone was set on fire shortly afterward - the first fire of the George Floyd riots. Interesting that he's still at large after 2 1/2 years.

FBI seeks tips on 'Umbrella Man' seen smashing windows at start of 2020 riots, MPR, 10/18/22

. . . Photos and video of “Umbrella Man” instigating destruction were among the most widely shared images from the unrest.

. . . In a 2020 search warrant, a Minneapolis police investigator identified the suspect as a Ramsey, Minn. man and alleged he was a “known associate” of the Ayran Cowboys white supremacist gang. MPR News is not naming the man, now 34, because he was never arrested or charged.

After social media users wrongly named the suspect as a St. Paul police officer, and rumors of his involvement spread online, the department released surveillance video showing the officer on duty at a St. Paul Police training center at the time of the vandalism and fire.

More: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/10/18/fbi-seeks-tips-on-umbrella-man-seen-smashing-windows-at-start-of-2020-riots


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FBI renews call for help identifying 'Umbrella Man' (yup, the George Floyd riots guy) (Original Post) progree Oct 2022 OP
About fucking time! SunSeeker Oct 2022 #1
And it's not like this was a big secret. SalamanderSleeps Oct 2022 #2
Clown? What? He's a member of the Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood. 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #3
So you're saying he's a rodeo clown? intheflow Oct 2022 #4

SunSeeker

(51,550 posts)
1. About fucking time!
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 03:58 AM
Oct 2022

And we already know who he is, apparently. Minneapolis police arson investigator Erika Christensen issued a July 27, 2020, search warrant that identifies Mitchell (Mitch) Wesley Carlson, from Ramsey, Minn., as Umbrella Man.
https://southsidepride.com/2022/02/21/what-about-umbrella-man/

But there was never any follow up on the search warrant, nor explanation why Christensen was never arrested.

SalamanderSleeps

(580 posts)
2. And it's not like this was a big secret.
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 04:41 AM
Oct 2022

I just did a search on "Mitchell Wesley Carlson" and their are gobs of reports on this clown.

3Hotdogs

(12,366 posts)
3. Clown? What? He's a member of the Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood.
Wed Oct 19, 2022, 08:26 AM
Oct 2022

He can't be all bad







































Yes Agnes, its sarcasm.

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