FBI use phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest man dressed as George ...

FBI use phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest man dressed as George ...
FBI use phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest man dressed as George ...

A man was arrested on Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume on the January 6 insurrection. 

Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, had earlier admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'. 

Federal agents used phone tracking and facial recognition to arrest Mr Yoder following the riot on January 6.  

In an affidavit seen by Huffington Post, the FBI said that they received an anonymous tip on February 26 from someone who claimed an employee of Yoder Lock and Key was involved in the January 6 riot.   

Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, was arrested on Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume on the January 6 insurrection

Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Nevada, Missouri, was arrested on Wednesday for storming the US Capitol dressed in a George Washington costume on the January 6 insurrection

They added that they didn't know the first name of the rioter, but knew that he was 'dressed as George Washington' when he stormed the Capitol. 

Federal agents said Yoder's phone had 'utilized a cell site consistent with providing service to a geographic area that includes the interior of the United States Capitol building'.  

The affidavit alludes to facial recognition which they used to identify participants in the Capitol attack.  

On the company's website under the 'About Us' section, Mr Yoder appears to be wearing colonial-era clothing as he smiles in a photo with his wife Kelly. 

In an interview with Newsweek in March, Mr Yoder said the casualties could have been much higher during the deadly riot. 

He said: 'Most of us out there are on the side of the aisle who are the gun owners. 

He admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'. The FBI said that they received an anonymous tip on February 26 from someone who claimed an employee of Yoder Lock and Key was involved in the January 6 riot

He admitted that he entered and exited the Capitol through a 'west facing door'. The FBI said that they received an anonymous tip on February 26 from someone who claimed an employee of Yoder Lock and Key was involved in the January 6 riot

More than 550 people face charges arising from the riot in which supporters of Donald Trump sought to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory

More than 550 people face charges arising from the riot in which supporters of Donald Trump sought to block Congress from certifying

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