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The Huffington Post reports:
The FBI has arrested two cousins who attacked police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and were identified by online sleuths, illustrating once again how independent investigators are aiding the federal investigation into the attack inspired by former President Donald Trump.
Tommy Smith, known as #MississippiFlagGuy, and Donnie Wren, known as #KingstonAsh, were arrested this week, nine months after the attack. Both face a 10-count indictment that includes several felony charges.
Online sleuths operating under the #SeditionHunters moniker identified Wren and his cousin back in February thanks to the jacket featuring a company logo that Wren was wearing, one sleuth told HuffPost. As of Wednesday, Smith had images from Jan. 6 on his Facebook page.
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BREAKING: The feds have arrested two Trump-loving cousins who were caught on video attacking cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6: https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
#MississippiFlagGuy #KingstonAsh were identified by #SeditionHunters back in February. https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9 pic.twitter.com/O1uakXBouf
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
Here’s Tommy Smith in a Trump beanie, carrying the old Mississippi state flag that features the confederate battle flag, standing in front of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9 pic.twitter.com/EVVW5W6Trx
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
“What a wonderful day and Washington” he wrote on Jan. 8. pic.twitter.com/9SoUb04p9F
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
The arrests are yet another indication of the huge role that online sleuths are playing in helping the FBI identify the Trump supporters who assaulted police and stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9 pic.twitter.com/Frh4ROayqZ
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
Here’s Trump fanatic Donnie Wren photographed attacking cops: https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9 pic.twitter.com/0sibWTJMh4
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
“We pretty much got our asses kicked by the cops then we kick the cops asses…. Patriots stood together and battled the tyrannical cops throughout the entire afternoon.” https://t.co/5LA49tdZI9 pic.twitter.com/iWZGWHOT9j
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 7, 2021
Here was the breakthrough: pic.twitter.com/hUgJ85qvXT
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 8, 2021