A former North Miami Beach police officer has been arrested for entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection seeking to prevent Congress from certifying the presidential election results, according to records unsealed in federal court Sunday. Nicholes Lentz, 41, was arrested Friday and charged in a criminal complaint with entering a restricted building or grounds and disruptive and disorderly conduct on restricted grounds. An FBI affidavit in support of the arrest cites a video clip Lentz posted on Facebook live from inside the Capitol, in which he says: “America has spoken. You can not stop millions of people.” Lentz adds: “We’re not here to hurt any cops, of course. I love my boys in blue, but this is overwhelming for them. There’s no way they can hold us back.” The Miami Herald first reported Lentz’s involvement in the riot on Jan. 11. The FBI interviewed Lentz at his home in Boynton Beach on Friday, and Lentz admitted to being inside the Capitol building during the riot, according to court records. He told the FBI he “drove through the night from Florida to Washington, D.C., arriving in the early hours of Jan. 6” to attend a rally being held by former President Donald Trump. Lentz told FBI agents he entered the Capitol building through the front door and stayed on the ground floor, remaining there for about two hours. He denied committing any acts of physical violence and wasn’t charged with doing so. A former North Miami Beach police officer has been arrested for entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection seeking to prevent Congress from certifying the presidential election results, according to records unsealed in federal court Sunday. Nicholes Lentz, 41, was arrested Friday and charged in a criminal complaint with entering a restricted building or grounds and disruptive and disorderly conduct on restricted grounds. An FBI affidavit in support of the arrest cites a video clip Lentz posted on Facebook live from inside the Capitol, in which he says: “America has spoken. You can not stop millions of people.” Lentz adds: “We’re not here to hurt any cops, of course. I love my boys in blue, but this is overwhelming for them. There’s no way they can hold us back.” The Miami Herald first reported Lentz’s involvement in the riot on Jan. 11. The FBI interviewed Lentz at his home in Boynton Beach on Friday, and Lentz admitted to being inside the Capitol building during the riot, according to court records. He told the FBI he “drove through the night from Florida to Washington, D.C., arriving in the early hours of Jan. 6” to attend a rally being held by former President Donald Trump. Lentz told FBI agents he entered the Capitol building through the front door and stayed on the ground floor, remaining there for about two hours. He denied committing any acts of physical violence and wasn’t charged with doing so.
via miami herald: Former Florida cop went live on Facebook during the Capitol riot. Now he is charged