Capitol riot suspect arrested while wearing ‘I Was There’ T-shirt

A Dallas man who was arrested in late January and charged with involvement in the riot that overtook the Capitol on Jan. 6 was reportedly wearing a shirt that declared his participation in the siege during his arrest.

The Associated Press reported that federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing Monday that Garret Miller was clad in a shirt bearing the message “I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6, 2021,” when he was arrested on Jan. 20.

Despite his shirt’s apparent admission and evidence submitted by prosecutors Monday indicating that Miller had tweeted “assassinate AOC” at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in the days following the riot, he reportedly told his mother, “I don’t feel that I’ve done anything wrong and now I’m being locked up.”

His own statements on social media reportedly contradict that claim, according to federal prosecutors, who wrote in court filings Monday that Miller told a fellow Facebook user “just wanted to incriminate myself a little lol” after being asked “bro you got in?!” in the comments section of a photo Miller posted of himself in the Capitol on the day of the insurrection.

“By bringing tactical gear, ropes, and potentially, by his own admission, a gun to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Miller showed that he was not just caught up in the frenzy of the crowd but instead came to D.C. with the intention of disrupting the democratic process of counting and certifying Electoral College votes,” wrote prosecutors, according to the AP.

Miller’s attorney is reportedly seeking his release ahead of trial, pointing to his lack of a violent criminal history.

The FBI is still looking for information on numerous people seen at the Capitol and around Washington related to the Capitol siege, including the person accused of leaving pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties.

The agency has arrested hundreds in connection with the siege, and dozens face charges related to attacks on law enforcement.

Five people died as a result of the Capitol riot, including one Capitol Police officer. Dozens of other officers were wounded, and two others died from suicide in the days following the attack.