Michigan man in UP arrested in investigation of Capitol riot
CALUMET, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of joining the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arrested in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the FBI said Wednesday.
Karl Dresch is charged with violent entry and other crimes, the FBI said.
Dresch was arrested Tuesday in Calumet in Houghton County and was scheduled to appear in federal court by video Wednesday. The FBI also filed search warrant requests to search his car and home.
Those documents are loaded with details about Dresch’s social media activity on Jan. 6, especially photos, related to the assault at the Capitol. He joked about the use of tear gas by police.
"I love masks now!” he wrote.
The FBI said Dresch posted a photo of himself holding a President Donald Trump flag while standing next to a statue of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, vice president from 1825 through 1832, who defended slavery.
“Later that evening, Dresch expressed his approval of the events of the day,” the FBI said, noting that he posted “Total Victory!” and “I’m excited!”