Man identified by APR arrested in Auburn for jumping bail to attend Capitol insurrection

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Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.

No, this Capitol insurrectionist isn't antifa, but he is from Alabama
Some claimed the tattoo was a communist symbol as evidence antifa "infiltrated" Trump supporters Wednesday.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


An East Alabama man identified by the Alabama Political Reporter as one of the persons of interest in a now-infamous photo taken in the halls of the Capitol Building during the pro-Trump insurrection on Jan. 6 has been arrested and is in federal custody, according to the news station WRBL.

In the photo, he’s seen with what appeared at first to be a hammer and sickle tattoo on his hand that many, including Congressmen Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, used as evidence to direct blame towards supposed antifa infiltrators. In fact, the tattoo was a symbol from a video game that had nothing to with communism or antifa, and APR identified him as a man from Montgomery, who lives in Auburn, with a penchant for right-wing conspiracy theories.

Federal and local authorities arrested the man, 23-year-old William Watson, alleging that he violated the terms of his bail by traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the rally and attempted insurrection at the Capitol last Wednesday. It’s unclear what federal charges he might face for his alleged role in the storming of the Capitol building.

Watson was taken into custody without incident around 1:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon at a home along Samantha Court in Auburn, according to WRBL. Federal authorities and Auburn police were present when Watson was led from the house in handcuffs after a Lee County Judge revoked his bond on prior drug charges.

Read more: https://www.alreporter.com/2021/01/11/man-identified-by-apr-arrested-in-auburn-for-jumping-bail-to-attend-capitol-insurrection/