FBI NABS J6 Trump "Sedition Panda"
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Date: February 28, 2023 10:28AM
The FBI has arrested a man alleged to have taken part in the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot while wearing an unlikely mask: an enormous panda head.
Jesse James Rumson - dubbed the "sedition panda" by some - was arrested in Florida.
He now faces a series of charges, including assaulting or resisting a police officer and engaging in physical violence on restricted property.
Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested since the riot.
According to court documents, Mr Rumson was identified by the FBI after receiving a tip and reviewing footage that showed him putting on and taking off the panda mask while on his way to the Capitol, with his face in full view.
There, he is believed to have been among the first rioters to enter the building through a large door that had been breached.
Images taken inside the building appear to show the panda-mask-clad Mr Rumson roaming the halls, before eventually abandoning the costume and leaving the building.