Samuel Camargo, 26, was arrested in Washington on Wednesday, prosecutors said. The name of Camargo’s lawyer was not immediately known on Thursday. He hasn’t submitted a plea yet.
Camargo is facing four charges related to the January 6 riots, including civil disorder; knowingly entering or staying in a restricted building or site without lawful permission; knowingly display disorderly or disruptive behavior in a confined building or site; and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to the criminal complaint.
Camargo appeared before the DC District Court on Thursday, where a judge ordered that he be detained pending trial. The judge agreed with Justice that Camargo was a flight risk.
“Frankly, this country is very large and there are many different places a suspect could hide in,” said US magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui at the hearing.
Washington prosecutors wrote in a court Thursday that Camargo was seen in video at one of the Capitol’s doorways on January 6, “using his cell phone to videotape his fight with US Capitol Police. opening a door to the US Capitol Building. ”
Camargo later apologized on social media for his actions that day “while at the DC Capitol,” the prosecutors wrote.
When Camargo contacted an FBI agent about his actions on January 7, he admitted that he was in Washington on the day of the riot and returned to his home in Broward County, Florida.
“Then he started not cooperating and questioned the agent’s loyalty to the Constitution before saying he had no more information to provide,” the prosecutors wrote. After this interview, the defendant then posted on social media, ‘I just finished a conversation with an FBI agent, I believe I’m free.’
Authorities tried to arrest Camargo at his Florida home on Tuesday, but he was gone, prosecutors said. He was found in Washington the next day.
Camargo told investigators after his arrest that he knew he was wanted by the Justice Department in connection with his actions in the Capitol and “ decided he should try to attend the inauguration rather than turn himself into authorities. ” the prosecutors wrote in court. Thursday.