{"id":109856,"date":"2021-01-23T22:05:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T22:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=109856"},"modified":"2021-01-23T22:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T22:05:16","slug":"fbi-texan-charged-in-capitol-riot-tweeted-assassinate-aoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/fbi-texan-charged-in-capitol-riot-tweeted-assassinate-aoc\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI: Texan charged in Capitol riot tweeted 'Assassinate AOC'"},"content":{"rendered":"
DALLAS (AP) \u2014 A 34-year-old Texas man has been arrested for allegedly taking part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol this month and posting violent threats, including a call to assassinate Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.<\/p>\n
Garret Miller, who is from the Dallas suburb of Richardson, was arrested Friday after being named in a five-count federal complaint.<\/p>\n
Authorities allege that Miller posted photos and videos on his social media accounts that show him inside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 storming of the building by supporters of then-President Donald Trump. They also say he called for violence in online posts, including a tweet that simply read \u201cAssassinate AOC,\u201d a reference to the liberal Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n
In another tweet, Miller posted: \u201cThey are right next time we bring the guns,” an FBI agent wrote in an affidavit.<\/p>\n
Miller also threatened a U.S. Capitol police officer during an exchange on Instagram, writing that he planned to \u201chug his neck with a nice rope,” the affidavit states.<\/p>\n
After posting a photo on Facebook showing him inside the Capitol, Miller responded to a comment on the picture with: \u201cjust want to incriminate myself a little lol,” according to an FBI affidavit.<\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez on Friday posted Miller’s charging documents on Twitter and then tweeted: \u201cOn one hand you have to laugh, and on the other know that the reason they were this brazen is because they thought they were going to succeed.”<\/p>\n
Miller’s attorney, Clint Broden, said in an email to The Associated Press that Miller regrets the actions he took \u201cin a misguided effort to show his support for former President Trump.”<\/p>\n
\u201cHis social media comments reflect very ill-considered political hyperbole in very divided times and will certainly not be repeated in the future,” Broden said. \u201cHe looks forward to putting all of this behind him.”<\/p>\n
Miller is scheduled for a detention hearing on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hopeful that, given his family support and regret for his actions, he will be released so that he can resolve the charges against him in a timely fashion,” Broden said.<\/p>\n