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TexasTowelie

(111,300 posts)
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 09:32 AM Feb 2021

Austin man accused of participating in U.S. Capitol riot, feds say

A man who authorities believe is a real estate agent in Austin is accused of federal crimes related to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Washington D.C., according to court documents filed Monday.

According to the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the FBI said a man named Joseph Cable Barnes was seen in camera footage shared by a London-based news outlet called ITV News while he was participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

The incident left five people dead, including U.S. Capitol police Officer Brian Sicknick, and more than a hundred officers injured.

At least three witnesses have identified Barnes as the man in the footage, according to the criminal complaint. In the video, authorities said Barnes can be heard saying, “This is our house. This is our country. This is our country.”

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/02/12/fbi-accuses-joseph-cable-barnes-austin-being-capitol-riot/6733558002/


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Austin man accused of participating in U.S. Capitol riot, feds say (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2021 OP
I'd be surprised if some of the New Braunfels clowns don't end up on the list. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #1
They're the worst! LeftInTX Feb 2021 #4
Another real estate agent? Jeez, what is it with them? tanyev Feb 2021 #2
Yet another Anderson High grad. Paladin Feb 2021 #3

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
1. I'd be surprised if some of the New Braunfels clowns don't end up on the list.
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 09:37 AM
Feb 2021

After the harassment of the Biden campaign bus, they seem like exactly the type. I think most NB residents would be a bit relieved if a few of them went to prison for a while.

tanyev

(42,359 posts)
2. Another real estate agent? Jeez, what is it with them?
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 09:54 AM
Feb 2021

One of my friends from high school is a real estate agent in a north Austin suburb. She's more subtle about her political leanings, but every time she starts a topic on FB with "It's hard to know the truth" or "I don't know who to believe" the dreck that follows is always some right wing talking point.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
3. Yet another Anderson High grad.
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 11:59 AM
Feb 2021

Another one you may have heard of: Far-right hate spewer Alex Jones. Wonder if these two are old friends.....

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