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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 05, 2021, 03:39:13 pm
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Locksmith from Missouri who dressed as George Washington during January 6 riots is arrested after agents use phone tracking and facial recognition to find him
Isaac Yoder admitted to entering and exiting Capitol through 'west facing door'
He stormed the US Capitol dressed in George Washington costume on Jan. 6
FBI got anonymous tip man entered Capitol in colonial-era costume on Feb. 26
More than 535 people face charges arising from the riot seven months later
Supporters repeated Trump's false claims that the election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud
By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline
Published: 05:22 EDT, 5 August 2021 | Updated: 10:40 EDT, 5 August 2021
A man was arrested Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume during the January 6 insurrection.
Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, earlier admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'.
Federal agents used phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest Yoder following the riot on January 6.
In an affidavit seen by Huffington Post, the FBI said that they received an anonymous tip on February 26 from someone who claimed an employee of Yoder Lock and Key was involved in the January 6 riot.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9864089/FBI-use-phone-tracking-facial-recognition-arrest-man-dressed-George-Washington-Jan-6.html
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Not much of a 'storming' outfit, more an historical comment getup. (where's the sword?) Didn't look violent in that image. Likely walked in and walked out without even touching much.
This makes me wonder if the same facial recognition tech was applied to the faces of the BLM and ANTIFAs who should have arrest images in the hotspots of last year, how many of them would be identified?