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Sat Jun 12, 2021, 12:49 PM Jun 2021

'This Is Our Capitol': Penn State Grad and Former Substitute Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Fighting

‘This Is Our Capitol’: Penn State Grad and Former Substitute Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Fighting with Numerous Cops, Stealing Property During Pro-Trump Riot


A Penn State graduate has been arrested and charged with numerous crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex, according to a recent filing in D.C. federal district court.

Robert Morss, a now-former substitute teacher, was arrested by the FBI at his apartment in Glenshaw, Pa. on Friday morning on suspicion of having been at the front lines of the violent and deadly pro-Trump attack on the national legislative seat of government.

According to federal prosecutors, the defendant was seen in multiple media photos “wearing tan camouflage clothing with a tactical style vest, scissors tucked in the front of the vest, tan gloves, and at times a red baseball style hat” that bears the inscription of the 45th president’s 2016 presidential campaign slogan–and which has become a call sign for fellow travelers affiliated with his movement.

“Morss had curly hair sticking out the side of his hat and wore clear goggles at times,” the criminal complaint alleges. “Morss also had a blue patch on his right shoulder and appeared to be wearing a weightlifter’s belt.”

Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/this-is-our-capitol-penn-state-grad-and-former-substitute-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-fighting-with-numerous-cops-stealing-property-during-pro-trump-riot/
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