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AdvertisementSelf-proclaimed white supremacist is third Marylander charged in Capitol riotHide TranscriptShow TranscriptGROUNDS AS THE ATTACK WAS GOING ON. ACCORDING TO FEDERAL DOCUMENTS, BRYAN BETANCUR IS A SELF PROCLAIMED WHITE SUPREMACIST. HE HAS ADDRESSES IN MARYLAND IN OWINGS MILLS AND SILVER SPRING. HE TOLD HIS STATE PROBATION AGENT HE WANTED TO GO TO WASHINGTON ON JANUARY 6 TO SELL BIBLES. IN A TEXT MESSAGE TO HIS AGENT HE ASKED, WOULD YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION TO GO? BUT JANUARY 8, THE AGENT CALLED THE FBI TO SAY BETANCUR TALKED OF BEING ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS WHILE THE JANUARY SIXTH ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL WAS GOING ON. INVESTIGATORS HAD AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO CHECK, BETANCUR WAS UNDER GPS MONITORING WHILE ON PROBATION. DATA FROM THE MONITOR SHOWED BETANCUR WENT FIRST TO THE AREA OF THE WHITE HOUSE ELLIPSE ON JANUARY SIXTH, WHERE PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS RALLYING SUPPORTERS TO MARCH TO THE CAPITOL HIS DATA THEN TRACKED HIM TO THE CAPITOL GROUNDS. ANOTHER TIPSTER LED INVESTIGATORS TO BETANCUR’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, AND PICTURES THE FBI SAID SHOW BETANCUR STANDING WITH A CONFEDERATE FLAG ON THE SCAFFOLDING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAPITOL. ANOTHER PICTURE SHOWED BETANCUR WITH A PROUD BOYS T-SHIRT, FLASHING THE WHITE POWER SYMBOL. ACCORDING THE FBI, BETANCUR HAS TOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT HE IS A MEMBER OF SEVERAL WHITE SUPREMACY ORGANIZATIONS. BETANCUR IS THE THIRD PERSON FROM MARYLAND TO FACE FEDERAL CHARGES CONNECTD TO THE CAPITOL ATTACK AND WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS. HE FACES THREE CHARGES, INCLUDING UNLAWFUL ENTRY TO A RESTRICTED AAdvertisementSelf-proclaimed white supremacist is third Marylander charged in Capitol riotThe FBI's dragnet to find suspects in the U.S. Capitol riot swept up a Maryland man over the weekend who was arrested based on a tip from a state probation agent.Bryan Betancur was on probation for a 2018 burglary case in Baltimore County. His probation agent called the FBI after she heard Betancur talk of being at the Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6.According to federal documents obtained over the weekend by the 11 News I-Team, Betancur is a self-proclaimed white supremacist who has Maryland addresses in Owings Mills and Silver Spring.According to the federal documents, Betancur told his state probation agent he wanted to go to Washington on Jan. 6 to sell Bibles. In a text message to his agent, Betancur asked: "Would you give me permission to go?"The agent called the FBI on Jan. 8 to say Betancur talked of being on the Capitol grounds while the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was going on.Investigators had an effective tool to check: Betancur was under GPS monitoring while on probation. Data from the monitor showed Betancur went first to the area of the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6, where President Donald Trump was rallying supporters to march to the Capitol. The data then tracked Betancur to the Capitol grounds, the federal documents show.Another tipster led investigators to Betancur's social media accounts and pictures that the FBI said show Betancur standing with a Confederate flag on the scaffolding on the west side of the Capitol.Another picture showed Betancur with a Proud Boys T-shirt, flashing the white power symbol. According to the FBI, Betancur has told law enforcement he is a member of several white supremacy organizations.Betancur is the third person from Maryland to face federal charges connected to the Capitol riot. He faces three charges, including unlawful entry to a restricted area.The FBI's dragnet to find suspects in the swept up a Maryland man over the weekend who was arrested based on a tip from a state probation agent.Bryan Betancur was on probation for a 2018 burglary case in Baltimore County. His probation agent called the FBI after she heard Betancur talk of being at the Capitol during the attack on Jan. 6.AdvertisementAccording to federal documents obtained over the weekend by the 11 News I-Team, Betancur is a self-proclaimed white supremacist who has Maryland addresses in Owings Mills and Silver Spring.According to the federal documents, Betancur told his state probation agent he wanted to go to Washington on Jan. 6 to sell Bibles. In a text message to his agent, Betancur asked: "Would you give me permission to go?"The agent called the FBI on Jan. 8 to say Betancur talked of being on the Capitol grounds while the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was going on.Investigators had an effective tool to check: Betancur was under GPS monitoring while on probation. Data from the monitor showed Betancur went first to the area of the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6, where President Donald Trump was rallying supporters to march to the Capitol. The data then tracked Betancur to the Capitol grounds, the federal documents show.Another tipster led investigators to Betancur's social media accounts and pictures that the FBI said show Betancur standing with a Confederate flag on the scaffolding on the west side of the Capitol.Another picture showed Betancur with a Proud Boys T-shirt, flashing the white power symbol. According to the FBI, Betancur has told law enforcement he is a member of several white supremacy organizations.Betancur is the third connected to the Capitol riot. He faces three charges, including unlawful entry to a restricted area.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementSelf-proclaimed white supremacist is third Marylander charged in Capitol riotHide TranscriptShow TranscriptGROUNDS AS THE ATTACK WAS GOING ON. ACCORDING TO FEDERAL DOCUMENTS, BRYAN BETANCUR IS A SELF PROCLAIMED WHITE SUPREMACIST. HE HAS ADDRESSES IN MARYLAND IN OWINGS MILLS AND SILVER SPRING. HE TOLD HIS STATE PROBATION AGENT HE WANTED TO GO TO WASHINGTON ON JANUARY 6 TO SELL BIBLES. IN A TEXT MESSAGE TO HIS AGENT HE ASKED, WOULD YOU GIVE ME PERMISSION TO GO? BUT JANUARY 8, THE AGENT CALLED THE FBI TO SAY BETANCUR TALKED OF BEING ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS WHILE THE JANUARY SIXTH...

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