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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFirst they came for the Shaman- Now they came for the gladiator
Nathan Wayne Entrekin, a man who wore a Roman gladiator costume to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in support of former President Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday.
Entrekin, whom online sedition hunters had dubbed Caesar No Salad, wore his costume to portray Captain Moroni, a figure from the Book of Mormon who ― as spelled out in Entrekins FBI affidavit ― sought to defend the liberties of his people ― the Nephites ― from another group ― the Amalickiahites ― that wanted to overthrow democracy and install a king. He was arrested in Cottonwood, Arizona.
A tipster contacted the FBI about Entrekin on Jan. 11, and the FBI was able to confirm his identity through a review of public databases and open source intelligence (OSINT) as well as an interview with Entrekin on Feb. 2.
You HAVE TO read the messages he texted his Mom in the link:
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/07/fbi-arrests-roman-gladiator-who-went
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First they came for the Shaman- Now they came for the gladiator (Original Post)
packman
Jul 2021
OP
He'd pull this look off better if he looked like Russell Crowe twenty years ago
Wingus Dingus
Jul 2021
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ZenDem
(442 posts)1. Wow...there's something broken in his head.
I get the feeling that broken bit looks just like his mom. I wonder what she has to say.
Wingus Dingus
(8,049 posts)2. He'd pull this look off better if he looked like Russell Crowe twenty years ago
instead of Russell Crowe now. Also flip flops are cheating, get real gladiator sandals, you lazy fuck.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)3. Captain Moron, of the imaginary Nephites.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)4. Hmmmm.
Ok, I am NOT excusing this guy being a part of this at all.
But to me this seems like a fairly stupid person that got swept up in the carnival environment of it all and then when shit turned ugly he realized that it was no longer a good idea. His life is going to be a little fucked up now. All because he believed the words of a fucking conman and media outlets making money off of his stupidity.
What a fucking shame. We need to fix media and we need to fix our education system and teach critical thinking skills.
Budi
(15,325 posts)5. I have to post his "Mom" message...😳
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Entrekin also recorded his lawbreaking antics for his mother, saying on video, Im here, Mom! This is my flag! I made it, Mom. I made it to the top. Mom, look, I made it to the top, to the top here. Look at all the patriots here. Haha, if I can make it up that, anybody can. Im here for Trump. Four more years, Donald Trump! Our rightful president!"
But later, things turned darker.
Here comes the riot police, Mom.
And it finally dawned on him that this rioting thing might not have been such a good idea after all.
Oh shit. Oh, Mom. I dont think you want to be here, Mom. I mean you do want to be here, but in spirit. Yeah, haha. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. What happened? Holy shit. Oh my gosh, they broke the . . . oh shoot, they looted. Oh shit. I gotta go. We gotta go, we gotta get out of here.
And so on.
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Mom? Hello Mom? You there Mom?