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Kevin Seefried, the man allegedly seen in photos carrying a Confederate battle flag across the Capitol during the deadly riot on January 6, has been arrested.
Seefried surrendered to the U.S. Marshall Service in Wilmington, Delaware, Joy Jiaras, a public affairs specialist with the Baltimore FBI office, confirmed to Newsweek that he has an initial appearance in federal court in Washington, DC, scheduled for Thursday. .
Seefried was identified as the man pictured holding a Confederate flag in front of a portrait of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, outside the Senate chamber.
A construction company, K&E Construction LLC, was registered at one point in the name of Kevin Seefried, although the business license tied to a separate address for Laurel appears to have expired.
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Kevin Seefried’s age is unknown.
Arrested and charged
Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter Seefried are expected to appear in court Thursday to face charges stemming from the Capitol uprising.
Kevin Seefried was captured in many photographs inside the Capitol with a Confederate flag. The Seefrieds left the Capitol building at 2:36 a.m., according to court documents.
Kevin and Hunter are being charged with one count of knowingly entering or staying in any restricted building or land without legal authorization, one count of trespassing and disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds, and one count of government property depredation.
A construction company, K&E Construction LLC, was registered at one point in the name of Kevin Seefried, although the business license tied to a separate address for Laurel appears to have expired.
Security in Washington has increased considerably ahead of next week’s inauguration. Members of the National Guard from several states, including Delaware, are found in the district.
Investigation report
Court documents, which cite video footage, say the Seefries entered the Capitol building through a window Hunter helped break through at approximately 2:13 p.m., after hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building where legislators certified the votes of the president’s electoral college. pick Joe Biden’s November win.
Court documents say Kevin and Hunter were in a large group that “verbally confronted” various officers from the United States Capitol Police. The documents say Hunter is seen in a video taking a “selfie photograph.”
The FBI, which circulated Kevin’s image on social media, was informed the father and son of Hunter’s co-worker, who told law enforcement that Hunter “bragged about being in the capitol with his father. “according to court documents. .
Both Kevin and Hunter participated in “voluntary” interviews with the FBI on Tuesday and confirmed their attendance at the Capitol. Kevin told authorities that he brought the Confederate flag from his home, where he usually flies outside. Kevin Seefried has an address in Laurel. He told authorities that he traveled to Washington with his family to hear Trump speak. Kevin and Hunter participated in the march to the Capitol “led by an individual with a bull’s horn,” court documents say.
The court documents include an image taken from video that officials say shows Hunter Seefried smashing a glass window in the Capitol building.
