Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot

Authored by sfgate.com and submitted by Sublimed4

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI.

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.

According to court documents, Griffin told investigators that he was “caught up” in the crowd, which pushed its way through the barricades and entered the restricted area of the U.S. Capitol, but he said he did not enter the building and instead remained on the U.S. Capitol steps.

A video posted to Griffin's personal Facebook page shows Griffin in the restricted areas, according to the affidavit.

Griffin did not immediately respond to phone or text messages seeking comment.

On Thursday, Griffin, said he planned to travel with firearms to Washington, D.C., for Biden’s inauguration.

“I’m gonna be there on Jan. 20 ... and I’m gonna take a stand for our country and for our freedoms,” Griffin said during a meeting of the Otero County Board of Commissioners.

“I’m gonna leave either tonight or tomorrow. I’ve got a .357 Henry Big Boy rifle lever action that I’ve got in the trunk of my car and I’ve got a .357 single action revolver, the Colt Ruger Vaquero that I’ll have underneath the front seat on my right side and I will embrace my Second Amendment,” he said.

Associated Press journalist Morgan Lee contributed to this report.

mysticalmushrooms on January 18th, 2021 at 03:25 UTC »

He yee'd his last haw

Edit: Thank you for award :)

Alpha10101 on January 18th, 2021 at 01:49 UTC »

What I'll never understand is how these people honestly believe that a New Yorker who was born into wealth, basically got rich off his own name, repeatedly stiffed his workers, and has children who wouldn't let Secret Service agents use one of their SIX BATHROOMS understands or cares about their struggle.

Like, out of all the people to devote your life to, why Donald Trump?

Sublimed4 on January 18th, 2021 at 00:50 UTC »

“I’m gonna leave either tonight or tomorrow. I’ve got a .357 Henry Big Boy rifle lever action that I’ve got in the trunk of my car and I’ve got a .357 single action revolver, the Colt Ruger Vaquero that I’ll have underneath the front seat on my right side and I will embrace my Second Amendment,” he said.

They make it so easy for the FBI.