Philadelphia Eagles hat helps investigators identify January 6 suspect
(WHTM) – A Philadelphia Eagles hat helped Department of Justice officials identify and arrest a man wanted for actions during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Department of Justice says Lee Giobbie of Eastampton, New Jersey was charged with felony offenses of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding for the Jan. 6 riot.
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The Justice Department says Giobbie was identified on video wearing a green Philadelphia Eagles hat near the bike rack barricades on the East Front of the Capitol building shouting “move the gates,” “we’re going in,” and “the gates have been breached.”
Officials say Giobbie moved barricades, was one of the first rioters to the central steps of the capitol and the Rotunda Doors.
According to the Justice Department, Giobbie shouted “stop the steal” through a bullhorn before shouting “push, push, push, push” as rioters were pushing against the police line.
“He then rushed by the police line toward the Rotunda Doors after the police line broke and a huge mass of rioters rushed up the Central steps. Near the Rotunda Doors, Giobbie shouted into the bullhorn, “We need something to break the door down!” During a confrontation with police outside the doors, a United States Capitol Police officer is seen grabbing Giobbie’s left arm. Giobbie then pushed the officer’s arm away and used his left forearm to push against the officer’s riot shield.”
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Giobbie was seen making his way through the Rotunda, the Small Senate Rotunda, and exiting through the Senate Wind Door onto the Northwest Courtyard after being briefly detained.
In charging documents the Justice Department highlighted nearly two dozen images of Giobbie both outside and inside the Capitol wearing the Eagles hat that matched one on his Facebook.
The Justice Department also highlighted an infamous picture of a protester carrying a podium with Giobbie appearing in the background, as well as a police line where the hat can be seen behind a bullhorn.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump protester carries the lectern of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi through the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) U.S. Capitol Police scuffle with demonstrators after they broke through security fencing outside of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The House and Senate will meet in a joint session today to count the Electoral College votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but not before a sizable group of Republican lawmakers object to the counting of several states’ electors. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
More than 1,265 individuals have been charged for crimes related to the U.S. Capitol riot.
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