“Zip-Tie Guy” identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel

[Wolseley]

He says he found the zip ties on the floor and was going to give them to the next cop he came across. Anybody's guess, I suppose.

Insurrectionist “Zip-Tie Guy” identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel (airforcetimes.com)

 

[iluvatar5150]

He says he found the zip ties on the floor and was going to give them to the next cop he came across. Anybody's guess, I suppose.

Insurrectionist “Zip-Tie Guy” identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel (airforcetimes.com)

That’s not the same guy I’ve seen, who was hopping over the railing, unless all that facial recognition somehow missed the fact that he’s wearing different pants and hat.

 

[tulc]

zip tie guy:

guy in the article:

tulc(uhmm...)

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Regardless of who his is or his intent, he is not authorized to be there.

 

[tulc]

Regardless of who his is or his intent, he is not authorized to be there.

True, maybe what they meant was he was one of the people with zip ties. He was there obviously. So yeah, he should've gotten arrested.
tulc(still feels like he's seen the "zip-tie guy" in another photo)

 

[Elliewaves]

"It's not mine; I was just holding it for someone else!!!!"

Can't wait to hear what his story changes to once they dig into his purchase history.

"I didn't mean to be menacing! I just accidentally stormed the capital with gear when I found those on the floor! woopsie! I totally forgot to give those to an officer!"

 

[tulc]

okay...I think I found him:
Zip-Tie Guy Photographed Inside US Capitol Identified by Social Media as Nashville Bartender

However, it seems like the FBI has its work cut out for them as internet sleuths have managed to track down the man as a bartender from Nashville, Tennessee.

In the wake of Wednesday's events at the US Capitol, Twitter users combed through photos and videos taken before the breach and found a photo of the "zip-tie guy" accompanied by a woman (who appears to be his mother) as he made his way up the stairs to the rotunda of the federal building.

tulc(needs more coffee but still has 30 minutes in coffee time out)

 

[seeking.IAM]

"It's not mine; I was just holding it for someone else!!!!"

That always works.

 

[tulc]

The OP reminded of a quote from two of my favorite philosophers back when I was a lot younger: Cheech and Chong:

"Now it might seem suspicious that at the time of my clients arrest that he had in his possession 24 pounds of marijuana 5,000 LSD capsules and a gallon of Ripple wine. Now to the layman on the street this may seem suspicious, however there is an an excuse, there is an explanation your honor: it seems my client had merely FOUND these drugs! and he was on his way to the police department to turn them in at the time of his arrest."

tulc(is a very old guy)

 

[Sketcher]

These aren't my pants, I borrowed them. So it's not my crack.

 

[JosephZ]

He says he found the zip ties on the floor and was going to give them to the next cop he came across. Anybody's guess, I suppose.

It seems zip ties are standard equipment for these right-wing domestic terrorists. Here are a couple of stories from last year where zip ties are mentioned.

More than a dozen members of the Oregon Three Percent Zone 5 militia showed up. Some carried assault rifles and zip-tie handcuffs.
In Rural Oregon, Threats And Backlash Follow Racial Justice Protests

In the name of law and order, members of his informal group have shot paintballs at demonstrators and carry zip ties and bear spray as they look for antifascists... Unlike the old image of militiamen as fringe elements motivated by a desire to overthrow the federal government, these groups often rally in defense of the president and see themselves as pro-government allies of local law enforcement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ed-militias-protests-coronavirus/?arc404=true

And here is a picture of a terrorist outside of the Kentucky state capital building last weekend.

My guess would be that "Zip Tie Guy" Larry Brock Jr, a terrorist who was radicalized by the current president, went there with the intent to kidnap lawmakers. In fact, what happened at our nations capital had many similarities to the failed Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot in Michigan.

 

[Yarddog]

He says he found the zip ties on the floor and was going to give them to the next cop he came across. Anybody's guess, I suppose.

Insurrectionist “Zip-Tie Guy” identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel (airforcetimes.com)

Hopefully he will face Court Martial charges for his crime.

 

[Yarddog]

That’s not the same guy I’ve seen, who was hopping over the railing, unless all that facial recognition somehow missed the fact that he’s wearing different pants and hat.

Are we to assume that only one person brought them?

 

[Wolseley]

Hopefully he will face Court Martial charges for his crime.

He is no longer a member of the military. So unless the Pentagon took the unprecedented step of drafting him back into the active-duty military just to be able to court-martial him, I doubt very much if that'll happen.

 

[Yarddog]

He is no longer a member of the military. So unless the Pentagon took the unprecedented step of drafting him back into the active-duty military just to be able to court-martial him, I doubt very much if that'll happen.

The Supreme Court has ruled that retired service members can be Court Marshalled.
Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

 

[Wolseley]

The Supreme Court has ruled that retired service members can be Court Marshalled.
Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

I stand corrected.

 

[Arc F1]

He says he found the zip ties on the floor and was going to give them to the next cop he came across. Anybody's guess, I suppose.

Insurrectionist “Zip-Tie Guy” identified as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel (airforcetimes.com)

It's always good to be prepared.

 

[Wolseley]

It's always good to be prepared.

The Boy Scout motto.

 

[Arc F1]

The Supreme Court has ruled that retired service members can be Court Marshalled.
Supreme Court: Retirees Can Be Court-Martialed for Crimes Committed After Service

I bet a lot of people didn't see this coming. You would think after serving that would be the end of being government property.

 

[Arc F1]

I stand corrected.

I didn't know it. This could be dangerous for a lot of people. You know they will use it selectively.