'Me and babe stormed the Capitol': Florida man posed for selfie in office window on Jan. 6 and boasted about it
Source: Law & Crime
Mar 13th, 2024, 4:51 pm
A Florida man who posed for a selfie on a window ledge in a U.S. Capitol office during the Jan. 6 insurrection and was identified when a relative tipped off the FBI that he posted about being there on social media has been arrested.
Joseph Julius Lapoint, 43, faces charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct, according to a complaint unsealed on Tuesday. The charges — all misdemeanors — carry a potential combined sentence of three years behind bars.
Authorities allege he was among thousands of Donald Trump supporters attending the “Stop the Steal” rally that day, authorities said. He allegedly went with his girlfriend into the Capitol building at 3:07 p.m. According to prosecutors, Lapoint climbed on a windowsill in an office and posed for a photo before the couple left at 3:27 p.m. — spending about 20 minutes inside, court documents said.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Lapoint emerged as a suspect in January 2021 when a relative tipped off FBI agents that he had posted videos of himself claiming he entered the Capitol building that day. The tipster told agents Lapoint had videos of himself and his girlfriend approaching and entering the Capitol, documents say.
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Full headline: ‘Me and babe stormed the Capitol’: Florida man posed for selfie in office window on Jan. 6 and boasted about it a year later, feds say
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