Name: Richard Barnett
Age: 60
Residency: Arizona
Status: Arrested, awaiting extradition to Washington D.C to face 3 federal charges in relation to his part in the illegal terrorist attack on the Capitol Complex in Washington D.C.
According to the Department of Justice, charged with violent entry and theft of public property, among other offenses. He is accused of taking a letter from Pelosi’s office during the Capitol melee Wednesday.
Richard Barnett, 60, allegedly broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during a riot inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (- Washington County, Arkansas)
“The shocking images of Mr. Barnett with his boots up on a desk in the speaker of the House’s office on Wednesday was repulsive,” said Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rose. “Those who are proven to have committed criminal acts during the storming of the Capitol will face justice.”
Per several internet postings, Barnett reportedly believed that face masks were a dress rehearsal for apparently “what’s to come.”