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The FBI has arrested a Canyon Lake man who allegedly took liquor shots in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office after he and hundreds of others breached the U.S. Capitol in January.Treniss Jewell Evans III, 46, was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond following a hearing in San Antonio on Thursday. His arrest and the charging documents were not made public until late Friday.“Alleged Capitol intruder Treniss Jewell Evans, III, was arrested at his Canyon Lake home this morning on a complaint out of D.C. charging the following offenses,” the FBI said in a statement late Friday. “He had his initial appearance, and was released without opposition from the government on $10,000 unsecured bond, special conditions that he stay away from D.C. other than for court, counsel consultations, and as otherwise permitted by pretrial services.”More than 300 people around the country have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot that interrupted Congress’ certification of electoral votes that ultimately declared Joe Biden as U.S. president.Evans is charged in federal court in Washington, D.C., with obstruction of an official proceeding, a federal felony, and two misdemeanors: unlawfully entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct.His lawyer, Robbie Ward, said Monday that Evans and his family are dealing with last week’s unexpected death of Evans’ father-in-law and requested privacy.“Mr. Evans was never involved in anything violent, as the FBI indicated in the complaint, he advocated for only peaceful protests, and is cooperating with officials,” Ward said.According to a criminal complaint, a friend of the family told the FBI that Evans had been part of the large pro-Donald Trump gathering that breached the Capitol following a rally for Trump.“Witness 1 understood Evans to have ‘taken shots of (F)ireball’ in Nancy Pelosi’s office and captured video of the days’ events on his cellular telephone,” the complaint said. The witness also provided a photo of Evans.Another witness provided a social media video that the FBI used as part of its investigation to identify Evans. That video showed a man wearing a yellow beanie hat who appeared to be Evans on the Capitol steps with a megaphone, the complaint said.“I don’t support looting,” the man is quoted as saying in the video. “I don’t support the violence. I support a peaceful protest to put them on notice that we demand justice.”FBI agents tried to interview Evans on Jan. 17 at his Canyon Lake home. Though he confirmed his identity and gave the agents his phone number, he told them he had retained a lawyer who had advised him not to talk without the attorney present.The FBI used a search warrant served on Google to help pinpoint Evans’ cellphone at the Capitol on the day of the riot, the complaint said. Agents also viewed surveillance video provided by Capitol police that showed a person matching Evans’ description enter the Capitol through a broken window and spend about 20 minutes inside the building with a cellphone and megaphone before exiting. The complaint does not say if he drank liquor in Pelosi’s office.Evans faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the felony. The entering charge carries up to a year in jail and a $100,000 fine. The violent entry charge’s maximum punishment is six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.guillermo.contreras@express-news.netTwitter: @gmaninfedland

The FBI has arrested a Canyon Lake man who allegedly took liquor shots in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office after he and hundreds of others breached the U.S. Capitol in January.Treniss Jewell Evans III, 46, was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond following a hearing in San Antonio on Thursday. His arrest and the charging documents were not made public until late Friday.“Alleged Capitol intruder Treniss Jewell Evans, III, was arrested at his Canyon Lake home this morning on a complaint out of D.C. charging the following offenses,” the FBI said in a statement late Friday. “He had his...

Canyon Lake man arrested in U.S. Capitol riot case

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