Newly released footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot shows a man climbing scaffolding and firing a gun into the air.
The man in the video is said to be firing shots into the air. identified John Emanuel Banuelos was arrested in 2021 in connection with the stabbing death of a 19-year-old boy in Liberty Park, Utah. At the time, he told police he had also “participated in the riots in Washington, D.C.” According to NBC News, “The Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office did not file a case against Banuelos, who claimed self-defense in Sen’s death.” However, at the time he claimed that he was the one who fired the gun into the air on January 6, 2021.
“Can I look into it?” he reportedly told Salt Lake City police. “I’m the one holding the gun in the video.”
The new footage was released by Derrick Evans, who on January 6th pleaded guilty to a felony charge of insurrection for his actions. Notably, Evans, who formally served as a West Virginia state representative, announced last year that he was running for Congress. .
“I chose today to announce my candidacy for the House of Representatives because today marks an important anniversary in American history,” Evans said. Said said in a statement on January 6, 2023.
“My name will never be part of it, but we should also use it as an opportunity to remember why democracy is so important and how easily it can be threatened,” he said. added.
Evans shared a clip of the footage on social media.
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— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) February 8, 2024
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— Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) February 8, 2024
details of per NBC News:
Evans shot the new video and stormed the Capitol from the east side of the building, not from the west side, where shots were fired. But he used the obtained video to raise money for his campaign, including a voiceover over the video that included false claims about the January 6 attack.
Notably, Mr. Banuelos has not been charged with any crime related to January 6th. NBC News told Evans that the man in the video had been identified, and he speculated that he was the “inciter” who may be a federal employee, noting that was strange. he has not been arrested.
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“I think it’s very disingenuous to say in this case, ‘He’s definitely a federal employee,’ and that’s just not true,” Evans said, according to NBC News. “But I think it’s equally wrong to say he definitely isn’t. I think that’s a fair question.”
The news comes as former President Donald Trump’s legal team battles claims that he incited an “insurrection,” as some states, including Colorado, They are trying to use that to push Trump off the ballot. But Breitbart News reports that the Supreme Court argument “follows the assault that lawyers received from the justices on Thursday,” predicting a landslide victory for Trump in the Colorado case.
Related video — Pelosi: January 6th was an “attack” on personal freedoms — President Trump must be held accountable:
