A 34 year old Texas man was arrested on a federal complaint tied to the January 6 Capitol riot and alleged online threats, including a post about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, according to the Associated Press.
Garrett, of Dallas, is named in a five count complaint and was arrested Friday. Authorities say he was easy to identify because he posted photos and videos of himself inside the Capitol.
According to an FBI affidavit, Garrett posted a tweet that read “Assassinate AOC,” and another that said “next time we bring the guns.” The affidavit also says that in an exchange with a Capitol police officer on Instagram, he said he planned to put a rope around the officer’s neck. Prosecutors also pointed to a Facebook comment under a photo of him inside the building, where he wrote that he wanted to “incriminate myself a little.”
Ocasio-Cortez responded publicly on Friday, saying the people who stormed the building were brazen because they believed they would succeed.
Garrett’s attorney, Clint Broden, said his client regrets his actions and was acting in a misguided effort to support former President Trump. Broden said the social media comments were ill considered political hyperbole that will not be repeated, and that the family hopes he will be released so he can resolve the charges quickly. Garrett’s first hearing was set for Monday. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless convicted.
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