Man arrested for role in Capitol riot after bragging about it on dating site
Man arrested for role in Capitol riot after bragging about it on dating site
you hear about a lot of different pickup lines, but probably not. This one I did storm the capital. I made it all the way into statuary hall. Well, federal prosecutors say robert chapman sent these to someone he was texting with on the popular dating at Bumble. That person took a screenshot and contacted the FBI News. 12 obtained court documents where federal prosecutors show a roadmap. This tip leading the FBI to Roberts bumble photo which they compared to screenshots of body camera footage inside the capital that they say matched. A 2017 mug shot of Robert Chapman who lives in Carmel. The FBI found the facebook page for robert eric seen in this photo, prosecutors say the same person in those body camera images and then there was this post about being inside the capitol. The FBI says, robert eric and robert chapman are the same. Another confirmation. A man on miles square road in Yonkers where Chapman used to live telling news 12. He was shocked to see this photo is of his former neighbor. As for that search for love on bumble after robert spilled the beans on his crimes, the suitor responded. They and robert were not a match.
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Man arrested for role in Capitol riot after bragging about it on dating site
A New York man got turned down on a dating app right before he got turned in to federal authorities for his role in January's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors said Robert Chapman bragged about storming the Capitol on Bumble. News 12 Westchester reports that his profile photo helped authorities track him down on surveillance footage of rioters.According to federal officials, Chapman sent messages that said "I did storm the Capitol" and "I made it all the way to Statuary Hall!" to someone he met on Bumble. That person took a screenshot of the messages and reported them to the FBI. They also told Chapman, "we are not a match."Chapman has since been charged with disorderly conduct and entering a restricted building.
NEW YORK (Video: News12 Westchester via CNN) —
A New York man got turned down on a dating app right before he got turned in to federal authorities for his role in January's riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Federal prosecutors said Robert Chapman bragged about storming the Capitol on Bumble. that his profile photo helped authorities track him down on surveillance footage of rioters.
According to federal officials, Chapman sent messages that said "I did storm the Capitol" and "I made it all the way to Statuary Hall!" to someone he met on Bumble.
That person took a screenshot of the messages and reported them to the FBI. They also told Chapman, "we are not a match."
Chapman has since been charged with disorderly conduct and entering a restricted building.