New from me: Prosecutors have charged an alleged Colorado militia member, Robert Gieswein, which The Daily Beast has been tracking since he appeared in photos of the riot at the Capitol.
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The FBI says Gieswein "appears to be affiliated with the radical militia group known as the Three Percenters." Working with , we found similar evidence. Here's a picture of Gieswein from his now-deleted Facebook page posing in front of CO Rep Lauren Boebert's bar
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Gieswein, kneeling with the rifle. is flashing the Three Percenter hand signs in front of Beobert's bar in this picture from November 2019.
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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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And to tie it in further, Gieswein also put the Woodland Wild Dogs logo on his FB page.
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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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Gieswein was easily trackable at the Capitol thanks to a series of distinctive patches other than the Woodland Wild Dogs one.
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You can see him kneeling and looking injured on the night of Jan 5 after involvement in an apparent scuffle in this picture taken by Shannon Stapleton of Reuters parismatch.com/Actu/Internati instagram.com/zanderavery/?h
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You can see him throughout the assault at the capitol wielding a baseball bat in this photo by Amy Harris
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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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He's also quoted in this story about doing an open carry counter-protest when local students staged a "march for our lives" protest in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings.
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Quick typo correct: November 2018*. Small gadget, big slippery thumbs
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Gieswein, kneeling with the rifle. is flashing the Three Percenter hand signs in front of Beobert's bar in this picture from November 2019.
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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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Robert Gieswein has turned himself into the Teller County Jail. He will be handed over to Federal Authorities pursuant to their arrest warrant. #gieswein #USCapitolTerroristAttack
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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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Small bit of Gieswein trivia update: he attended this 2018 gun rights protest. mountainjackpot.com/2019/09/18/col
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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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