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Barnhart was arrested in Lansing on Aug. 17, 2021.
The FBI had been trying to identify Barnhart for months.
With a photo of Barnhart, Sedition Hunters, online sleuths who team up
to help identify insurrectionists, helped track him down using a facial
recognition website. They found Barnhart on Instagram, bodybuilding
websites, and even on the covers of several romance novels.
After the riot, Barnhart didn’t go into hiding. He often posted videos
and photos on Instagram, mocking the FBI and Black Lives Matter and
suggesting the insurrection was part of a deep state conspiracy theory.
Barnhart faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 9.
Since the riot, more than 870 people have been arrested for their role
in the insurrection. Of those, more than 265 were charged with
assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
