NBC News reports:
A man who carried what appeared to be a hammer at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, got into a standoff Thursday with the FBI for hours before special agents arrested him for his role in the riot, law enforcement officials said.
The FBI arrested Eric Christie on Thursday after several hours in which he refused to cooperate with authorities after they arrived at a home in Sherman Oaks, California. Two law enforcement officials confirmed his arrest.
Online sleuths had identified Christie as a Jan. 6 participant, and images show him on top of a law enforcement vehicle on the east side of the Capitol, wrapped in rainbow flag and with what appears to be a hammer hanging from his belt.
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“A man, Eric Christie, who carried what appeared to be a hammer at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, got into a standoff Thursday with the FBI for hours before special agents arrested him for his role in the riot, law enforcement officials said.”https://t.co/GfaqPOeBum
— Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ Lauren Ash Davis – OG Meidas Mighty ???☮️ (@Meidas_LaurenA) December 23, 2022
Breaking: After an hours-long standoff, the FBI arrested LA resident Eric Christie for his involvement in Jan. 6, sources confirm.
Christie, a write-in candidate for city council in 2020, appeared at the riot in a “fags for trump” shirt and carrying a hammer. pic.twitter.com/oybof7i1ZJ
— Samuel Braslow (@SamBraslow) December 23, 2022
The FBI made contact with Christie at 9 am, according to an official. When he did not cooperate, negotiators were brought in and the standoff ended around 12:30pm.
Christie was a fixture of the Beverly Hills Freedom Rally and took part in anti-mask protests around LA. pic.twitter.com/TODvwHIIQa
— Samuel Braslow (@SamBraslow) December 23, 2022
Here’s LA city council CD4 write-in candidate Eric Christie advocating a lynching https://t.co/bx0ugMoeMx
— Elon’s Dad (Official) (@hungryghosts161) October 18, 2020