A man pictured carrying the Confederate flag in a number of images of the Capitol riots has been identified and arrested by investigators, it's reported.
On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes affirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election.
The violent riots ultimately left a total of five people dead and forced politicians and journalists to flee Congress after the mob clashed with riot police.
Per The New York Times, the flag-bearer in question has been identified as Kevin Seefried, who was arrested by the FBI along with his son Hunter on Thursday, January 15.
The Bureau, which had circulated images of Kevin in a bid to catch him, was able to positively ID both Seefrieds after Hunter apparently bragged to others about his part in the civil disturbance.
Seefried told Federal agents that he'd brought the flag with him to Washington from his home in Delaware.
He and Hunter have now been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A number of other participants in the incident have also been identified, and have since been arrested or have lost their jobs as a result.
For instance, 36-year-old Adam Johnson, who was seen in pictures picking up and carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, was also arrested and released on a $25,000 bond.
Johnson, who hails from Parrish, Florida, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority and with the theft of government property. He was released from jail on Monday and is due back in court on January 19.
Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor "QAnon Shaman" who was also featured in a number of pictures taken at the scene, has also been arrested and charged after turning himself into the FBI.
According to a statement from the federal attorney for Washington, D.C.:
"Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
"Chansley was taken into custody today. It is alleged that Chansley was identified as the man seen in media coverage who entered the Capitol building dressed in horns, a bearskin headdress, red, white and blue face paint, shirtless, and tan pants.
"This individual carried a spear, approximately 6 feet in length, with an American flag tied just below the blade."
Texas attorney Paul Davis was fired from his job at Goosehead Insurance after he was spotted in pictures taken inside the Capitol Building on January 6.
Soon thereafter, a Twitter account belonging to the company tweeted on Thursday, January 7: "Paul Davis, Associate General Counsel, is no longer employed by Goosehead."
Former Pennsylvania state representative Rick Saccone resigned his position of adjunct professor at Saint Vincent College, after posting several now-deleted pictures of himself attending the protest on Facebook.
Speaking to West Pennsylvanian news outlet The Tribune-Review, Saccone stated: "I've been there 21 years. I didn't want all this terrible media kerfuffle to tarnish the school. I decided it would be better if I just resigned."
Michael Hustava, Saint Vincent's Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, told CNN:
"As a result of that investigation, Dr. Saccone has submitted and we have accepted his letter of resignation, effective immediately. He will no longer be associated with Saint Vincent College in any capacity."
Per Reuters, Chicago realtor Libby Andrews was fired by @properties and removed from the real estate agency's website, despite her insistence that she never entered the Capitol Building.
Reuters further reports that a Twitter thread started by a user going by the handle @Gagladla has also started naming-and-shaming those involved in the riot.
Another man has been fired from his job at a Maryland-based for participating after he was spotted wearing his employee ID badge in the midst of the violence.
Navistar Direct Marketing, the employer of the man in question claimed in a press statement that it had been made aware of the photos and had terminated his contract.
A spokesperson for the organization wrote: "Navistar Direct Marketing was made aware that a man wearing a Navistar company badge was seen inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, during the security breach.
"After a review of the photographic evidence, the employee in question has been terminated for cause.
"While we support all employee’s right to peaceful, lawful exercise of free speech, any employee demonstrating dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others will no longer have an employment opportunity with Navistar Direct Marketing."
