The 32-year-old Texas man — who allegedly whipped and pepper sprayed police — joins a litany of alleged rioters who were arrested after openly admitting to visiting the Capitol on Jan. 6 on dating apps or social media.
The FBI accused Taake of brawling with police officers outside the U.S. Capitol: He allegedly pepper sprayed one officer, struck others with a “whip-like, self-defense tool” and then walked around the Capitol building with his whip still in hand, federal authorities said, citing surveillance tapes and body camera footage.
Taake caught the FBI’s attention after he admitted to visiting the Capitol — and sent photos of himself at the scene — during a conversation with a match on Bumble who later sent the messages to the FBI, according to the criminal complaint.Taake is at least the second Capitol riot defendant to face charges due to a tipster on Bumble. In April,
a New York man who told somebody on the dating app he “did storm the capitol” and “made it all the way into Statuary Hall.”it has arrested over 500 people in connection with the Jan. 6 riot, including more than 100 who allegedly assaulted or impeded police. Many of these suspects were caught after they publicly discussed their purported role in the riot. Two people
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