UPDATED: Kentucky man charged in U.S. Capitol riot after tipster sent Snapchats to FBI
Federal court documents have revealed some new details about a man who was arrested in Owensboro Monday in connection with the Jan. 6 riot inside the U.S. Capitol.
Jordan T. Revlett is charged with unlawful entry on restricted grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, the FBI announced on Twitter Monday.
The FBI was sent an online tip that included screen recordings from a Snapchat account under Revlett’s name, according to the federal criminal complaint. The recordings showed video posted by the Snapchat user in which the person recording walked up the steps and into the U.S. Capitol, as well as a selfie with the caption “Just so you guys know a capitol police officer opened the door from the inside to let us in.”
Investigators found that the Snapchat selfie was consistent with images from Revlett’s social media accounts and drivers license.
When being interviewed by FBI agents on Jan. 15, Revlett said that he’d traveled to D.C. with his parents to hear former President Donald Trump speak on Jan. 6. He also said that when he’d entered the U.S. Capitol he did not see any signs restricting his entry, and said that a police officer was standing behind the door he entered and never tried to stop him, according to the complaint.
Revlett is in federal custody and was set to make an appearance in federal court on Monday.
Revlett is the sixth person with Kentucky connections to be arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
The FBI is seeking information on the violence at the U.S. Capitol. Tips, photos and videos can be submitted online and tips can be made by phone by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or 1-800-225-5324.
This story was originally published January 25, 2021 at 4:02 PM.
