Rioter “Infected With Foxmania” Pleads Guilty To Felony

December 14, 2023 Extremists, Trump cultists

From the Justice Department:

A Delaware man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Anthony Alexander Antonio, 29, of Wilmington, Del., pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting, a felony offense. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson scheduled sentencing for Aug. 23, 2024.

According to the government’s evidence, Antonio was wearing a black tactical bulletproof vest adorned with a “Three Percenters” patch when he arrived at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.

By 1:22 p.m., Antonio was standing on the West Plaza with the mob facing defensive lines of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers across a metal fencing barrier. He shouted at the police, “You want war? We got war. 1776 all over again.”

The mob then pushed its way through the barriers. As officers retreated, the throng, including Antonio, followed.

Confronting officers in the Lower West Terrace Tunnel, rioters attempted to enter the Capitol building itself. During the confrontation with police, Antonio took possession of a police shield that had been stolen from an officer and passed it to others.

Antonio remained in the Tunnel for about two minutes. He re-entered the Tunnel 20 minutes later and was subsequently pushed out by officers attempting to clear the area.

At roughly 3:21 p.m., rioters dragged an MPD officer down a set of stairs leading down to the Lower West Terrace. Antonio, standing outside of the Tunnel, sprayed water and threw his water bottle in the direction of the officer who was being dragged by other rioters.

During a pause in the mob’s assault on the police defending the Tunnel, Antonio told one officer, “I’ll be honest, this isn’t against you personally. This is against our country.”

Observing that officers were wearing body cameras, Antonio asked, “It that on?” and “Who is going to see it?” When the officers replied, “The Department,” Antonio bent down, leaned forward to speak directly into the officer’s body-worn camera, and stated, “We will not back down.”

Shortly thereafter, Antonio obtained a bullhorn and proceeded to address the riotous crowd, saying:

“Patriots! Everybody listen up! We’ve made it this far….. We are holding the line. We are not moving until we get our way. This is a peaceful protest now. This is a peaceful protest now and always has been. Remember this is our Capitol; this is our house, these are our steps. If we have to sit here all night, we will. Do not bum rush us, we are trying to work with them.”

Antonio reached out and took a gas mask belonging to the police, which he then proceeded to wear. Inside the Tunnel at about 4:09 p.m., Antonio forcefully pushed and grappled with police officers and refused to leave until sprayed with a chemical irritant.

Antonio, still wearing the gas mask, camouflage shirt, and tactical vest, asked other rioters to lift him up to a window. He then climbed through the broken window and into the U.S. Capitol building.

Once inside, he picked up a piece of furniture with another rioter and threw it aside, walking off with the broken leg of that piece of furniture in his hand.

NBC News reports:



A Jan. 6 defendant whose attorney said was infected with “Foxmania” from watching too much Fox News pleaded guilty in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

At an early hearing in his case, Antonio’s attorney Joseph Hurley said that Fox News “played constantly” in his home for six months. “He became hooked with what I call ‘Foxitus’ or ‘Foxmania’ and became interested in the political aspect and started believing what was being fed to him,” Hurley said.

Antonio, in an interview with the FBI, later said that he did not help an officer when he should have. His sentencing range is 33 to 51 months in federal prison.

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