Santa Fe: A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI.
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.
A video posted to Griffin’s personal Facebook page shows Griffin in the restricted areas, according to the affidavit.
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Griffin did not immediately respond to phone or text messages seeking comment.
On Thursday, Griffin said he planned to travel with firearms to Washington, D.C., for Biden’s inauguration.
“I’m gonna be there on Jan. 20 ... and I’m gonna take a stand for our country and our freedoms,” Griffin said during a meeting of the Otero County Board of Commissioners.
“I’m gonna leave either tonight or tomorrow. I’ve got a .357 Henry Big Boy rifle lever action that I’ve got in the trunk of my car and I’ve got a .357 single-action revolver, the Colt Ruger Vaquero that I’ll have underneath the front seat on my right side and I will embrace my Second Amendment,” he said.
AP
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