Handful of mob that breached Capitol identified

He’s the painted face of the Capitol building rioters.

In the midst of the flagwaving violence and total chaos inside the Washington landmark, loud and proud QAnon advocate Jake Angeli was impossible to miss.

The 32-year-old Arizona man, known as the “QAnon Shaman,” stood front and center at Wednesday’s assault on democracy as rioters seized control of the building for hours. Angeli, shirtless and sporting a horned fur hat, was photographed standing behind Vice President Pence’s desk after legislators were forced to flee the presidential election hearing by the horde of rioters egged on by President Trump.

Angeli is a conspiracy theorist who made the trip to Washington for the rally-turned riot. He’s a regular at Trump gatherings in his home state, and he entered the Capitol carrying a bullhorn and an American flag on a spear.

QAnon’s true believers claim, among other things, that Washington politicians are running a child sex-trafficking ring.

While Angeli posed for photos standing behind Pence’s desk, Richard “Bigo” Barnett of Gravette, Ark., entered the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, put his feet up on her desk and and left behind “a nasty note” for the Democrat. Barnett, 60, told The New York Times that he only departed after police blasted him with pepper spray.

Barnett also said he stole an envelope with Pelosi’s letterhead from the desk, leaving behind a quarter to cover its cost.

He later claimed he was pushed into Pelosi’s office by the crowd in the hallway, though he acknowledged the tale was unlikely to appease law enforcement.

“I’ll probably be telling them this is what happened all the way to the D.C. jail,” he acknowledged.

Another man was identified by his employer, Maryland-based Navistar Direct Marketing, after he wore his employee badge into the Capitol. He was fired by the company. His identity has not been publicly released.

“While we support all employee’s right to peaceful, lawful exercise of free speech, any employee demonstrating dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others will no longer have an employment opportunity with Navistar Direct Marketing,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.

WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES Protesters inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday interact with Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Jake Angeli, second from right, the “QAnon Shaman,” has been a regular sight at Trump rallies as well as among counterprotesters at BLM protests. The man on the far right was identified to law enforcement by his employer, Navistar Direct Marketing, after wearing his employee badge during the incident; his identity had not been released to the public by official sources on Thursday evening. The FBI is asking the public to help identify members of the mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.