The Now-Infamous Man Photographed Stealing Pelosi’s Mail Is Reportedly Under Arrest | Talking Points Memo

Richard “Bigo” Barnett, the Arkansas man who landed on front pages world wide after he was photographed reclining at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) desk and stealing her mail on Wednesday, has been arrested. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1353428
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Does anyone know if these are federal felonies? I hope their rights to vote are revoked.

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So…”Bigo”…have you ever used a prosthetic leg to fight over a pack of cigarettes?

(Asking for “Snake” in C Block.)

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they are. Bye Bye Bigo, see ya in 10 or so…

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Well I think crimes in the Capitol Building are definitely federal, yes.

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Basically trespassing.
Prediction: 1,000 fine and 3 months suspended sentence.

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Under United States Code 18 Section 1708, federal mail theft is a felony. If you are charged with mail theft , you could face up to five years in federal prison and fines of up to $250,000.

And the “I left a quarter” defense is not going to work. Neither will the “I am too stupid” defense.

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Clearly an Antifa infiltrate. :roll_eyes:

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How about conspiring to interfere with a federal election? How about conspiring to overthrow the government? I think there is a LOT more than trespass here.

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He claimed he was looking for the bathroom and ended up in Pelosi’s office.

It’ll be easy to find his toilet when it’s 4 feet away in his prison cell.

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Could be, but he could also be charged with crimes too numerous to mention. His trespassing was a terroristic act as well, due to the political nature of the threat.

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“Bigo”? Short for “bigot”?

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Apparently this guy thinks breaking and entering and theft are legal for the media?

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tampering with the US Mail is a federal offense.

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Destruction of federal property… assault on federal employees. accessory to murder of federal government employee, theft of federal property, likely crimes involving security as well. etc etc etc. And search the idiots house, I bet he has a bunch of illegal arms.

And that doesn’t even get into riot charges, hate crimes, threats of murder, sedition, inference with government work, election interference.

THROW THE BOOK AT THESE TERRORIST!

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About Evans’ excuse: Sorry, even “independent media” don’t get to go into the Capitol and wander about without permission.

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Evans, who live-streamed his breach of the the Capitol, later defended his actions by saying he was “an independent member of the media to film history.”

Unpossible. He can’t be media because the mob didn’t hang him.

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He could be charged with accessory to murder because a police officer was killed during a felony he was participating in.

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For the Big-ones he will be soon acquainted with.

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At a minimum, sentenced to the fullest extent possible.
hope it takes up the rest of his miserable life.

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