Google location data helps feds arrest McKinney man for allegedly storming U.S. Capitol
Kevin Sam Blakely, 55, was wearing the same sweatshirt in a Facebook photo as he was while standing outside the U.S. Capitol during the violent siege in January, the FBI says. By Kevin Krause
4:36 PM on Mar 19, 2021
A McKinney man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol was given away by his mobile phone, which placed him at the scene, giving agents clues they needed to identify and arrest him, federal court records show.
Kevin Sam Blakely, 55, was captured in video footage standing inside and outside of the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 uprising and riot, according to an FBI complaint.
Google location data has helped the FBI make numerous arrests of other alleged rioters across the country.
He is at least the 14th North Texan to be charged in connection with the violent attack on the Capitol that left one officer dead and about 140 others injured. Federal authorities have called it an act of domestic terrorism.
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