Capitol rioter gave FBI footage that featured him, authorities say

A man who took part in the deadly riot on Capitol Hill turned over video evidence of himself to an FBI agent just days after the event occurred, according to an FBI affidavit.

Business Insider reports that Kevin Lyons was contacted by federal agents on Friday, due to photos he posted to his Instagram account showing a map of the route between his Chicago home and DC along with a wooden sign indicating “Speaker of the House” Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi Unions call on Pelosi and Schumer for emergency aid for state and local governments GOP senators call for commission to investigate Graham Capitol attack urging Biden to get Pelosi to ‘cancel’ procedure of impeachment PLUS. “

Lyons was arrested on federal charges this week, Insider reports, and was released on $ 10,000 bail.

According to Insider, the FBI affidavit stated that Lyons was surprised authorities found the photos because they had only been left for a few hours before being taken apart. He reportedly said he could not “guarantee he posted it”, but then showed officers the same photos recorded on his phone.

Lyons provided three videos to the FBI, Insider reports, showing people inside and outside the Capitol. Lyons’ voice could be heard in all three videos.

According to an affidavit, Lyons wrote to an FBI special agent “Hello Nice FBI Lady, here are the links to the videos”, when posting the video links.

Lyons was apparently “evasive” when asked if he had entered the Capitol, Insider notes, instead telling officers who had lived a “dream” in which he saw “a lot of knocking on doors, discarded paper and a crowd of people. “

During his interview with the FBI, Lyons gave a detailed description of his trip to Washington, entering the Capitol and walking around the building, Insider reports. At one point, he described walking into the “big boss” office. When asked if this was a reference to the office of President Nancy Pelosi (D-California), he said yes.

Based on his description of the event, the FBI felt that he was likely to be charged with entering a restricted-access building without legal authority to do so, as well as violating a law. prohibiting violent entry and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds.

Dozens of people have been arrested so far in connection with their alleged involvement in the breach of the Capitol. Kevin Seefried, the man seen inside the Capitol building carrying a Confederate flag, was arrested Thursday in Delaware. The FBI also arrested a former school therapist, Christine Priola, who was seen in a viral photo standing next to the vice president’s chair in the Senate Chamber.