Man seen hanging off Senate balcony and sitting in Vice President's chair during Capitol riot is in custody

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The man who was photographed hanging off the Senate balcony and then sitting in the Vice President's chair during the pro-Trump riots at the US Capitol has been identified as Josiah Colt and is in custody, according to officials.

In a sworn affidavit, an FBI agent says a relative of Josiah Colt confirmed that Colt is the person seen in a photo sitting in a chair where Vice President Mike Pence had been minutes earlier during the session to count presidential electoral votes. The affidavit included three two photos of the man identified as Colt in the chamber.Colt was photographed hanging off a balcony and landing on the floor of the Senate chambers, the FBI affidavit said.

The Ada County Sheriff's Office in Boise, Idaho confirmed to CNN on Tuesday night that Colt was in custody on a hold for the US Marshals Service. "In the moment I thought I was doing the right thing," Colt said in a text to CNN affiliate KBOI last week. "I realize now that my actions were in appropriate and I beg for forgiveness from America and my home state of Idaho." Colt and his family have not returned repeated requests for comment from CNN.

 

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You people are a discrase to the rest of the world.

Another one bites the dust. Keep them in jail. Please keep them in jail.

Hou dig your hole

What about Antifa and other crazy leftists?

The ones who stormed the capital were antifa’s and Democrats the were dressed up as trump supporters. This was definitely a planned attack by them and Pelosi behind closed doors so she can have a good reason to ban trumps social media and to impeach him.

Lock him up, that’s it!!!!

He should spend time for this

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What the excuse for all antifa deviants?

He'll be sharing a cell with Ben Dover

They need to start a wall of shame.

Why don,t Americans call them traitors

Where’s the AK 47?

Now he's sorry....keep your head on a swivel in those prison showers buddy. And they don't serve organic food either

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