The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:
If there were any doubts about the role Samuel Lazar played during the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, the Lancaster County man cleared them up within hours of the attack. He posted to Facebook: “There’s a time for war. Our constitution allows us to abolish our [government] and install a new one in [its] place.” And in a video shared on Twitter, Lazar — dressed in a tactical vest and goggles, camouflage face paint melting down his face — boasted of his mettle while skirmishing with police.
And yet in the six months that followed — even as he appeared on the FBI’s list of most wanted insurrection suspects, posed for photos with prominent Pennsylvania GOP candidates like 2022 gubernatorial hopeful Doug Mastriano, and featured in more videos that surfaced from the insurrection including one depicting him using a giant Trump campaign sign as a battering ram to break through police lines — Lazar remained free.
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A Lancaster County man with ties to GOP lawmaker Doug Mastriano has been arrested on Capitol riot charges.
Despite being positively identified, Samuel Lazar remained free for months and continued to appear at events hosted by political figures.https://t.co/Wf5BWNN6Wx
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) July 27, 2021
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— Captain Columbo (@ColumboCaptain) March 1, 2021
“Lazar has been featured in at least half a dozen photos with Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania state senator who helped spread Trump’s lies about a stolen election and even chartered buses to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 using campaign cash.” https://t.co/S3islcQ3nK
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 27, 2021
A key point in the Samuel Lazar case seemed to come six months after the Capitol attack, on June 7, when an officer who had contact with Lazar confirmed his identity to the FBI two days after Lazar showed up to yet another political rally featuring Doug Mastriano. https://t.co/b95rpWwHt5
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 27, 2021