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Owen Schroyer, host of the Infowars conspiracy website, is accused of being involved in the January 6 violence at the United States Capitol.

According to a criminal complaint and arrest warrant filed with the United States District Court in Washington, the host of a show on the Austin Infowars conspiracy website violated a federal stay of charges and has attended the January hearing. 6 mutiny at the United States Capitol.

Jonathon Owen Schroyer, whose program "War Room with Owen Schroyer" airs daily on the Infowars platform "banned.video", was charged Thursday with violent and malicious behavior on the Capitol grounds and entering a place closed without authorization - both offenses.

“There are a lot of requests. I know the answers to some of them, but not to others. Since I am innocent of these allegations, I intend to declare my innocence, ”Schreuer said in a video on the Infowars site. He announced live on Friday that his lawyer had informed him that an arrest warrant had been issued for him and that he was due to surrender to authorities on Monday morning. According to the complaint, he was not represented by a lawyer.

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On June 6, a US Capitol officer was acquitted of the murder of Ashley Babbitt.

Schreyer is one of at least 58 Texans indicted in the Capitol incident following a rally in support of then-President Donald Trump and the Ellipse March that left five dead. The mob forced politicians, including Vice President Mike Pence, to flee for their lives, and the FBI has charged more than 575 people.

According to the complaint, videos analyzed by federal investigators show Schroyer heading for the Capitol shortly before Trump supporters opened up the field trying to prevent both houses of Congress from confirming the votes during the 2020 presidential election.

Schreuer addresses the crowd in a video, according to the complaint: "Today we are heading to the Capitol because on January 6, 2021, we have to report it to our members of Congress and our women - and we have to. report it to Mike. Pence knows they stole the election. "We know they took it and we will not tolerate it."

According to the complaint, the same video showed Schreyer leading the crowd on "1776!" singing as the Infowars host, who showed the footage, claimed that "Alex Jones is currently leading the march to the Capitol."

An Iowa man accused of a riot on Capitol Hill who was caught violating his release conditions has asked not to be returned to jail.

Jones, an Austin-based conspiracy theorist and host and owner of Infowars, claimed he paid for the protest leading up to the riots in the days following the uprising. Jones said he was invited by the White House to lead a march to the Capitol three days before the violence in a video shot in Washington just after the riots. He also claimed to have spent around $ 500,000 on reservations for the Ellipse, the park where Trump supporters first met, and other places around the Capitol. Jones claimed 80% of the funds came from an unknown donor.

Jones has not been charged with any riot related charges. At least one other Infowars employee, video editor Sam Montoya, has been charged with hacking Capitol.

Infowars prepared promotional material for the rally in which Schreuer took part. “Become a part of the story! Said a picture of him standing behind Jones in front of the Capitol with a megaphone. “Protect Trump! "

According to the complaint, Schroyer noted in a video posted to Infowars in January. 5 that "the Americans are ready for battle." We don't know what it will look like in a few weeks if we can't prevent the certification of rigged elections ... A new revolution is coming! "We will restore and save the republic."

According to video evidence analyzed by federal officials, Schroyer was seen in closed areas on the east and west sides of the Capitol during the riots, and in a complaint, investigators said that in one of the videos, Schreuer was walking up the stairs. to the east side. constructions.

Schreuer tapped into the January Infowars live show. 6, according to the complaint. Schreuer described the trip to the Capitol at the time of the call.

He said he was "on one side of the Capitol, so we can't see all sides, but there are certainly around 100,000 people on that side alone." They took control of the Capitol territory. They surrounded the building itself. They're actually building a building ...

We have full control over these streets right now. "

According to Alex Jones, he funded the protest before the Capitol incident.

Schreyer is in violation of a deferred prosecution agreement linked to an earlier event in which he disrupted an impeachment hearing by a House court, according to a complaint, in addition to two charges brought against him last week.

Schroyer was arrested on December 9, 2019, after jumping out of his seat and screaming during a hearing, prompting the head of the Judicial Commission to demand the restoration of order.

Schroyer was charged with breaking driving rules and creating traffic obstructions. Schroyer has pledged not to participate in high-profile or hooligan actions on Capitol Hill territory, as well as not to hold demonstrations and pickets at Capitol buildings for four months as part of the deal. plea he signed on February 2. 02/25/2020, depending on the complaint. He also had to complete 32 hours of community service.

Although the required time has passed, Schreuer did not report the completion of any community work in January. January 6, 2021, according to the complaint. Schroyer's lawyer wrote to the government on February 5 to report that he had performed community service, but the attached record shows that he only performed 30 hours of community service between January and June. Feb 19 2021 Jan. 4, 2021 per claim.

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