Black Lives Matter activist John Sullivan, 25, who was caught in a photograph of the Capitol Hill riot on Jan. 6, was arrested Thursday for participating "knowingly and willfully" in illegal conduct when he breached the Capitol, according to a sworn affidavit.
Anarchist John Sullivan was just arrested for rioting in the US Capitol. Evidence shows him agitating the crowd and inciting violence. https://t.co/4dsh8ivgka https://t.co/jjkM0NsW29
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) January 14, 2021
Reports identified Sullivan as being present at the riot and breaching the building alongside other rioters who, once inside, committed destruction of property as well as violence against police.
One of the men who was part of the siege of the Capitol building is John Earle Sullivan, an extreme BLM activist from Utah. He was arrested & charged in July 2020 over a BLM-antifa riot where drivers in Provo were threatened & one was shot. https://t.co/C0WQsEfcIG pic.twitter.com/Kxm5du2Ozs
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) January 7, 2021
The affidavit said that Sullivan participated in illegal conduct when he breached into the Capitol along with other protesters intent on disturbing a Congressional proceeding.
From today's notes: BLM Leader John Sullivan from Salt Lake City, Utah openly called for violence against Trump.https://t.co/zafXsZJAwU
— Sarah Eaglesfield 3'2" IQ 728 / HP 29420 / DEX 1 (@zenxv) January 14, 2021
"Specifically, on or about January 6, 2021, SULLIVAN knowingly and willfully joined a crowd of individuals who forcibly entered the U.S. Capitol and impeded, disrupted, and disturbed the orderly conduct of business by the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate," according to the affidavit.
SCOOP: President Trump has been briefed that federal investigators do not believe John Sullivan acted alone
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) January 15, 2021
The affidavit also cited recorded examples of Sullivan inciting violence amongst the rioters.
"Later, SULLIVAN’s video includes footage of individuals climbing a wall to reach a plaza just outside the Capitol Building entrance, as seen in the screenshot below. As individuals are climbing the wall, SULLIVAN can be heard saying, 'You guys are fucking savage. Let’s go!'"
Sullivan was previously arrested at a Black Lives Matter riot in Utah in July 2020 as the founder of Utah based BLM extremist group Insurgence USA, which promoted an event called "Kick These Fascists out of DC." Sullivan was booked into the Utah County Jail at the time for investigation of rioting, making a threat of violence, and criminal mischief, DeseretNews reported.
He previously claimed that he was at the riot for purposes of documenting what was occurring. "It’s just recording, solely, and not being active in it," he told Fox News. The affidavit also referenced this claim, noting that Sullivan did not have press credentials when supposedly documenting the riot in a journalistic capacity.
"SULLIVAN claimed to be an activist and journalist that filmed protests and riots, but admitted that he did not have any press credentials," according to the document.
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