Locksmith from Missouri who dressed as George Washington during January 6 riots is arrested after agents use phone tracking and facial recognition to find him
A man was arrested Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume during the January 6 insurrection.
Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, earlier admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'.
Federal agents used phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest Yoder following the riot on January 6.
Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, was arrested on Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume on the January 6 insurrection
They added that they didn't know the first name of the rioter, but knew that he was 'dressed as George Washington' when he stormed the Capitol.
Federal agents said the father-of-two's phone had 'utilized a cell site consistent with providing service to a geographic area that includes the interior of the United States Capitol building'.
The affidavit alludes to facial recognition which they used to identify participants in the Capitol attack.
On the company's website under the 'About Us' section, Mr Yoder appears to be wearing colonial-era clothing as he smiles in a photo with his wife, Kelly.
In an interview with Newsweek in March, Mr Yoder said the casualties could have been much higher during the deadly riot.
He said: 'Most of us out there are on the side of the aisle who are the gun owners.
He admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'. The FBI said that they received an anonymous tip on February 26 from someone who claimed an employee of Yoder Lock and Key was involved in the January 6 riot
More than 550 people face charges arising from the riot in which supporters of Donald Trump sought to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory
'If we had collectively gone there to cause trouble there would have been piles of bodies. We could have leveled things.'
In footage from the incident, people appear to push past police officers and fight with law enforcement to gain unlawful entry to the Capitol, which Yoder denies is something he would have done.
He said: 'If there's a police officer standing there guarding a door, you don't cross a police line. I certainly did not cross the police line. I never went against law enforcement.'
On the company's website under the 'About Us' section, Mr Yoder appears to be wearing colonial-era clothing as he smiles in a photo with his wife Kelly
According to the affidavit, federal agents used phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest Mr Yoder following the riot on January 6
In April, Yoder attended a Rally Against the Lockdown in Jefferson City with his two children Gracia, six, and Zebulun, four.
He wore the George Washington costume while holding the Missouri state flag and the Christian flag.
More than 550 people face charges arising from the riot in which supporters of Donald Trump sought to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.
Many of the defendants are facing misdemeanor charges, which carry a maximum sentence of six months in prison but many will not serve any time.
Before the riot, Trump delivered a speech to supporters repeating his false claims that the election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud.
The US Congress on Tuesday agreed to award Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who fought rioters trying to overrun the Capitol building.
It came seven months after the attack and two days after authorities announced that two more of those officers had taken their own lives.
Earlier this year, Mr Yoder said the casualties could have been much higher during the deadly riot, saying: 'If we had collectively gone there to cause trouble there would have been piles of bodies. We could have leveled things'
'Awarding the Congressional Gold Medal is a way to commemorate their sacrifice and make sure that the truth of Jan. 6 is recognized and remembered forever,' Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said on the chamber floor.
He said it was the 'highest expression of gratitude' that Congress could bestow.
'I cannot imagine more worthy recipients than the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this temple of democracy,' he added.
The honor will go to officers with the U.S. Capitol Police and Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department.
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