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One of the ways we were able to identify Gieswein was from the distinctive "Woodland Wild Dogs" patch he wore on his chest. If you check website registrations, you can find that Gieswein registered websites for the group as well as "Rocky Mountain Oathkeepers"
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There was also an Instagram account (again, now deleted) in the name of the "Woodland Wild Dogs" that appeared to show Gieswein and associated camping, shooting, and doing tactical exercises
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And as the FBI affidavit notes, his helmet is once again visible at Dominic "Spazzo" Pezzola allegedly smashes through a Capitol window with a police shield
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He also joins the other rioters for that infamous confrontation with police inside the Capitol. Standing here again next to "Spazzo"
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Gieswein appeared to be active in local gun rights protests in Woodland Park prior to the riot. He posted about at least one on his deleted Facebook page.
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This is your daily dose of bizarre
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This procedurally-generated video from the Facebook of Robert Gieswein, a Colorado 3% militia member who stormed the Capitol, is accidentally the most damning evidence you'll ever see that Facebook shouldn't exist. twitter.com/arawnsley/stat
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Fortunately, The Daily Beast dot com archived it all before he deleted it
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Before turning himself in to police in Colorado, prosecutors say, Gieswein deleted his social media accounts, destroyed the tactical gear he wore at the Capitol and apparently "lost" his cellphone.
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Gieswein has been indicted. Six counts. Obstructing official proceeding, assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon (3 counts), destruction of govt property and entering a restricted building (h/t )
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Indictment was expected and telegraphed at his initial hearing last week. Gieswein, unlike most of those arrested in the riot, is held in pre trial detention after a judge determined he was a possible danger to the community
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Had this in my notes as a possible Gieswein sighting at Woodland Park gun rights protests but couldn't be 100 percent it was him. Was sorting through some old notes when I saw he's got a picture of himself there on his Insta wearing the same clothes (pink shirt guy too)
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