Jacksonville FBI agents arrest man on Capitol Hill riot charges

Investigators said several confidential sources reported photos and videos posted by Honeycutt on its Facebook page showing him on Capitol Hill during the riot. One photo shows a gloved hand holding a broken piece of furniture with a sticker that reads “US Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.” According to court documents, there is also a video recorded outside the Capitol where he said, “He’s about to collapse!” Another video recorded inside the Capitol shows him saying, “Well, do it,” court documents show.

Honeycutt shook his head as the prosecutor read the allegations in court.

The prosecutor said that when FBI agents raided the Clay County home Thursday morning, they seized four guns. She noted that they were not properly secured and that there were three children in the house. Officers have also reportedly found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, which is why the prosecutor said Honeycutt should not be released on bail.

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The raid was captured on surveillance video, which shows federal agents outside the house and what appears to be a woman and three children walking around the house.

“There were just a lot of vehicles up front, FBI agents, tactical equipment,” said a neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous. “I saw that they let the children go to go to school.”

Honeycutt’s attorney, Lee Lockett, said prior to his client’s arrest, they agreed to surrender voluntarily if charges were laid. He said Honeycutt legally owned the guns and had a concealed carry permit. He said Honeycutt, which has an address listed as Punta Gorda, has plenty of local connections, including three children and a father in the area, and is not at risk of absconding. He asked for release on Thursday.

Because Honeycutt did not submit to a drug test after his arrest, the judge wanted to wait to hold a detention hearing, which was set for 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. By then, Honeycutt will be in the custody of the United States Marshals.

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Lockett later told News4Jax that his client was eager to resolve this issue and was cooperating.

When News4Jax visited the Orange Park home on Thursday evening for comment, no one responded. There was a rug on the front door that said, “Come back with a warrant.”

Honeycutt has already been arrested three times for drug possession, domestic violence and breach of the peace, but he was only found guilty on the latter charge.

He is at least the fourteenth person to be arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol siege, according to a list of Department of Justice defendants indicted in federal court in the District of Columbia.

Steve Maldonado, who was identified by FBI agents as being inside the Capitol during the riot on Wednesday, was arrested at Orlando International Airport.

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Rachael Lynn Pert and Dana Joe Winn of Clay County were arrested Jan. 26 on siege-related charges after Pert’s co-worker at a convenience store in Middleburg recognized her from a flyer of images of intruder on Capitol Hill and informed her investigators, who also found social media videos of her and Winn traveling to Washington, according to court records.

Brad Weeks, a former employee of the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested on January 21 by the FBI in connection with the riot. U.S. Capitol Police have confirmed that photos show weeks inside the Capitol building.