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Richardson man who bragged online of storming U.S. Capitol latest alleged rioter to be arrested

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6:13 PM on Jan 22, 2021 CSTA 34-year-old Richardson man is the latest North Texan to be arrested and charged with storming the U.S. Capitol building earlier this month, after surveillance video — as well as his own social media posts — implicated him, according to a federal complaint.Garret A. Miller also allegedly made death threats in his posts, calling for the murder of a U.S. Capitol Police officer and the assassination of “AOC,” an apparent reference to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic representative from New York. In one of his posts, Miller wrote, “Next time we bring the guns,” the complaint said.Miller indicated he was going to drive to Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 6 Donald Trump rally, the FBI says, and he claimed to have had a rope in his bag that day. He wrote that the last time he went to Washington for a Trump rally he “had a lot of guns” with him, the FBI says.“Dollar might collapse… civil war could start,” he wrote on Facebook. Miller also corrected people who tried to blame the rioting on Antifa or “paid infiltrators,” saying, “Nah we stormed it,” the complaint says.He is at least the sixth North Texan so far to be arrested for activities related to the violent D.C. uprising and riot.Miller is in federal custody, court records show. The charges against him include: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or grounds without lawful authority; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; obstructing or impeding any official proceeding; certain acts during civil disorder; and making threats.His attorney, Clint Broden, issued a statement Friday evening, saying: “Mr Miller takes responsibility for his actions taken on January 6 on behalf of his support for former President Trump and wants to move forward and put this behind him. He has the support of his family and his comments reflect misguided political hyperbole that will not be repeated.”Two days after the riot, the FBI learned about Miller’s posts on Twitter and Facebook, which included a video Miller posted on the evening of Jan. 6 from inside the Capitol Rotunda. The 14-second video “pans across a crowd” who are “waving pro-Trump and American flags,” the complaint says.And video of the entrance to the Capitol Rotunda showed Miller in a crowd of people who pushed past Capitol Police officers, authorities say.When some Facebook commentators tried to blame Antifa for the riots, Miller allegedly responded: “You don’t think we should have stormed the capital [sic]?” He also wrote: “We where [sic] going in… No matter what… Decided before the trump speech… I charged the back gates myself with an anti masker,” according to the complaint.Miller also discussed the fatal shooting of a rioter inside the Capitol building by a police officer.“We going to get a hold of [the officer] and hug his neck with a nice rope,” the post said.When a commentator responded by asking Miller if he was a Christian, he responded: “Justice… Not murder… Read the commandment... theres [sic] a difference,” according to the complaint.Miller said the “traitor cop” who shot the woman was “not going to survive long” and that he deserved to die, the FBI said.“He shot first. His death prevents civil war,” Miller allegedly wrote.At least five other North Texans also face charges in connection with the insurrection: Larry Rendall Brock Jr. of Grapevine, Guy Wesley Reffitt of Wylie, Jennifer “Jenna” Leigh Ryan of Carrollton, Troy Anthony Smocks of Dallas, and Nolan Bernard Cooke, 22, of Fannin County.Stay up-to-date with the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about.By signing up you agree to our

6:13 PM on Jan 22, 2021 CSTA 34-year-old Richardson man is the latest North Texan to be arrested and charged with storming the U.S. Capitol building earlier this month, after surveillance video — as well as his own social media posts — implicated him, according to a federal complaint.Garret A. Miller also allegedly made death threats in his posts, calling for the murder of a U.S. Capitol Police officer and the assassination of “AOC,” an apparent reference to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic representative from New York. In one of his posts, Miller wrote, “Next time we bring the guns,”...

Richardson man who bragged online of storming U.S. Capitol latest alleged rioter to be arrested

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