Tyler Ethridge, a young Colorado pastor, was charged Friday with felony counts and misdemeanors for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. He is charged with six counts, including civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, disorderly conduct and more. Investigators were first informed by someone who knew Ethridge of Bible College and saw his posts on social media boast of being “out of Nancy Pelosi’s office,” according to a statement of the facts. “I’ll probably lose my job as a pastor after that,” the rebel defendant said in a video he filmed. Ethridge allegedly lied to investigators about removing barricades, of which they said they later found video evidence. While outside the west plaza, Ethridge was sprayed with pepper and fired with rubber bullets, but that did not stop him from climbing the media scaffolding and entering the Capitol building, prosecutors said. In the months following the riot, Ethridge continued to post on social media, in a post telling friends to “not be afraid of what they condemn you to.” I am not. I am ready for anything that covers me. America is still ready and prepared. “
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