Florida firefighter in Capitol riot photo wearing Trump hat, pointing to Pelosi sign released on $25G bond
Andrew Williams, a firefighter-paramedic with the Sanford Fire Department, was arrested by the FBI Tuesday
By Danielle Wallace | Fox News
A firefighter in central Florida was arrested by FBI agents and released on a $25,000 bond Tuesday after a photograph surfaced online showing him inside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection Jan. 6
As rioters stormed the building, Andrew Williams, a firefighter-paramedic with the Sanford Fire Department, was photographed wearing a pro-Trump baseball cap while pointing to a sign over a doorway that reads "Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi."
FBI agents arrested Williams Tuesday. He is charged with one count of unlawful entry of a restricted building and one count of disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He appeared in federal court in Orlando where a judge granted his release on a $25,000 signature bond.
The terms of his release agreement require Williams to surrender any firearms and his passport, restrict his travel and submit to mental health evaluations and drug tests, WKMG-TV reported.
Williams, who has worked with the Sanford Fire Department since 2016, has been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida confirmed to WESH-TV.
Walking out of the courthouse in Orlando Tuesday, Vince Citro, the attorney representing Williams, said President Trump and the U.S. Capitol Police "encouraged despicable behavior," and his client "took part in none of it."
"In fact, you’ll notice in the complaint there are no allegations that he did any of those things," Citro told reporters.
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