Officials said a Florida man allegedly assaulted police for extinguishing the fire during the deadly Capitol riot.
Robert Scott Palmer, 53, appeared in a federal court in Tampa on charges of assault, resisting or harming officers, civil disorder and being in a restricted building or grounds, according to local outlets.
He was released on a $ 25,000 signature bond, meaning he would only have to pay, if he failed to show up in court, Tampa Bay Times reported. A judge also ordered that Palmer undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
According to the Huffington Post, the Jan. 6 image allegedly showed Palmer wearing an American flag jacket, extinguishing officers at a nearby border before throwing an empty canister. That exposed Palmer’s identity earlier this month.
The footage of the riots allegedly showed a row of coats showing him through a crowd of rioters sporting a jacket: “FLORIDA FOR TRUMP.”
Reaching the outlet, the Sunshine State Dad – who runs a cleaning business – caught police in the Capitol, campaigning for a crowd-control campaign for no good reason.
Palmer allegedly claimed that the Biden administration was unfairly targeting the Patriots in an attempt to find and arrest the rioters.
“I’m just going about it and letting them make the mistakes they want and want to ruin the country, and I’m trying to live my life right now,” he told the website.
According to the outlet, Palmer abruptly hung up when asked about extinguishing the fire.
The Huffington Post allegedly tracked down Palmer with the help of an Internet sleuth who worked with the Twitter group @capitolhunters To find out Palmer’s identity using an online signature – including his signature jacket – and other information.
His lawyer, Björn Brunvand, told the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday that Palmer turned himself in once, when he was informed that he would be charged.
“He regrets for his actions,” Brunvand said. “We hope to resolve them without extensive litigation. I don’t think it necessarily reflects who he is, despite the fact that he did some things that weren’t very smart and he regrets. “
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