Flag-carrying fool & son in latest busts
The pro-Trump rioter seen parading a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol last week is among the latest to be nabbed for taking part in the deadly melee, authorities said Thursday.
Kevin Seefried, of Delaware, was nabbed along with his son Hunter roughly a week after they both joined the hordes of rightwing extremists to storm into the Capitol in a violent effort to halt the certification of President-Elect Joe Biden’s win.
Both Seefrieds were slapped with two felony charges, including violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds, according to the criminal complaint filed by federal authorities.
The Seefrieds entered the Senate Building through a broken window at around 2:13 p.m. during the Jan. 6 riot, the complaint says. Kevin Seefried was photographed waving a large Confederate flag around shortly after the pair entered the building.
The father-son duo then joined other rioters in a 15-minute verbal confrontation with several U.S. Capitol police officers, which was captured on camera by police.
Hunter Seefried’s co-worker reported the men to the FBI, “relaying that Hunter Seefried had bragged about being in the U.S. Capitol with his father,” the complaint says.
The co-worker also confirmed photos of Hunter Seefried posted by the Metropolitan Police Department.
The FBI interviewed father and son separately Jan. 12, and both admitted to taking part in the riot, the complaint said.
The elder Seefried told authorities he brought the Confederate flag from his Delaware home, where it’s usually displayed outside.
Other Trump supporters arrested and charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection include two from upstate New York, including Buffalo resident Peter Harding.
In a Facebook live video posted the day after the siege, Harding said, “If we can take the Capitol building, there is nothing we can’t accomplish county government, city government, town government, state government,” according to the criminal complaint.
“I was there, I’ve got it all on video,” Harding said on camera, according to the FBI, which obtained the footage. “We did what we needed to do. We made our point … and we got out.”