Nicholas Ochs, the leader of the alt-right Proud Boys movement in Hawaii, has been arrested as a direct result of his involvement in the Capitol riots, after posting pictures of himself in the building on social media.
Per the Daily Mail, Och shared an image of himself with his 1,000+ followers on Twitter on Wednesday, January 6, which showed him participating in the storming of the Capitol building while smoking a cigarette with an accomplice.
The caption for the pic reads simply: "Hello from the Capital lol. [sic]"
The Mail reports that Ochs claimed to have taken part in the MAGA raid as a "professional journalist", and was arrested by the authorities on the evening of Thursday, January 7, after his plane landed at Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
The Justice Department later charged him with unlawful entry into restricted buildings or grounds.
In an interview with CNN on the subject of the raid, Ochs stated:
"We didn’t have to break in, I just walked in and filmed. There were thousands of people in there — they had no control of the situation. I didn’t get stopped or questioned."
As reported by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ochs unsuccessfully ran as a Republican for the state House District 22 seat, representing Waikiki in 2020. He was defeated by Democrat Adrian Tam by a 68% to 32% margin.
After a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes and affirmation of President-Elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election, a number of the rioters have since been identified.
Several have lost jobs as a result of their actions, or have been arrested.
Per CNN, Texan attorney Paul Davis, who appeared in pictures of the demonstration, has been fired from his job at Goosehead Insurance.
A Twitter account belonging to the company, which is based in Westlake in Texas, tweeted on Thursday: "Paul Davis, Associate General Counsel, is no longer employed by Goosehead."
Former Pennsylvania state representative Rick Saccone also faced consequences, after sharing now-deleted images of himself outside the Capitol building on Facebook.
Saint Vincent College, where Saccone served as an adjunct professor immediately launched an investigation into his conduct. Saccone subsequently resigned as a result of the fallout.
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."
Speaking to West Pennsylvanian news outlet The Tribune-Review about his departure, 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."
Per Reuters, Chicago real estate agent Libby Andrews was also fired by @properties and removed from the realtor company's website, despite her insistence that she never even entered the Capitol Building on Wednesday 8.
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 U.S. 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."