Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boastA man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the dating app Bumble “I did storm the Capitol”, FBI court filings say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They replied “we are not a match”, and shared a screenshot of the exchange with authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Chapman was arrested and charged in New York on Thursday, media reports say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the court filings, Mr Chapman, from the town of Carmel in New York State, told his Bumble match: “I did storm the Capitol\u2026 I made it all the way into Statuary Hall!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FBI says police body-camera footage captures Mr Chapman in the Statuary Hall during the 6 January riots at the Capitol building in Washington DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A post on Mr Chapman’s public Facebook account, using the alias “Robert Erick”, said he was leaving New York City the day before the riot, the FBI said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, the account posted a photo showing him posing within the Capitol, captioned “INSIDE THE CRAPITOL!!!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Chapman was arrested and charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct on restricted government property, according to NBC New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had previously been arrested in New York in 2017, according to New York State Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US justice department has charged more than 400 people with participation in the 6 January attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Federal prosecutors expect to charge at least 100 more people for taking part in the riots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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