Suspect arrested at Capitol with Molotov cocktails was targeting Trump's Cabinet picks

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Roll Call

Posted January 28, 2025 at 5:42pm


A man arrested at the Capitol on Monday, armed with knives and Molotov cocktails, said he was targeting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other Republican officials, according to court filings.

Ryan Michael English approached Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol that afternoon stating “I’d like to turn myself in,” according to a police affidavit supporting the criminal complaint.

English told officers he was in possession of multiple knives and two Molotov cocktails, according to the affidavit, and that he had traveled to Washington with the intent to kill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring to him as a “Nazi,” or Speaker Mike Johnson. He also mentioned wanting to burn down the Heritage Foundation, the affidavit said.

“USCP K9s swept and cleared the area, while other USCP officers and agents tracked down English’s car along the 900 block of Independence Avenue, SW,” a Capitol Police spokesperson said via email Tuesday. “Investigators uncovered materials to make additional Molotov cocktails inside the vehicle.”

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/01/28/suspect-arrested-at-capitol-with-molotov-cocktails/

[Lunabell]

1. Dumbass.

That's not how you do it. Probably a sad mentally ill guy.

[prodigitalson]

11. "not how you do it" literally

Ryan Michael English approached Capitol Police officers outside the Capitol that afternoon stating “I’d like to turn myself in,” according to a police affidavit supporting the criminal complaint.

[Think. Again.]

2. Well, if that doesn't sound like a false flag...

[hlthe2b]

3. My first thought & still likely; my second, likely mental illness...("grandiosity" syndrome)

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. BINGO!

Expect more of this as the rethugs destroy our nation while trying to pin it on the Democrats. This is just the beginning.

They have to vilify us. They know we are the better choice for the people, so they have to make us out to be the opposite.

[Bengus81]

8. FAKE NEWS....sounds like some real bullshit to me

"I'd like to turn myself in".....okey dokey then

It's time for Trump and his cronies to start the Antifa false flag blame game BS like they were doing 4-6 years ago.

Hell,they blamed Antifa for dressing up like Trump goons on J6.

[Deminpenn]

4. Undoubtedly, someone is eventually going to do this

but they won't give off any warning signs.

[Think. Again.]

5. This guy brought relatively harmless weapons....

....used all the "Leftist" buzzwords, and just went straight to nearest cops to turn himself in.

A pathetic false flag attempt.

[yardwork]

36. Also didn't seem to understand how molotov cocktails work.

You don't plant them to detonate later. Even I know that.

[travelingthrulife]

12. It is inevitable. Our Congress and Judiciary will force this end as they refuse

to do their job defending the country.

[Oopsie Daisy]

6. Wow. Things are crazy now. It's just a matter of time before someone causes some harm and damage.

[Think. Again.]

9. Yep, nazi's are known for doing that.

[Oopsie Daisy]

13. They too, among others.

[Think. Again.]

14. I think it's most always them.

[Oopsie Daisy]

16. Yes, and the Nazi groups too.

[Think. Again.]

17. Yes, the nazis and the nazi groups.

[Oopsie Daisy]

18. Among others and not exclusively.

[Think. Again.]

19. I think it's most always them.

[Callie1979]

10. It'll be easy to check out this guys past & his social presence.

[Think. Again.]

15. Yeah, it'll be funny to watch how the media tries to spin it.

[Callie1979]

21. Depends on what is found. Here; its automatically a "false flag'

I dont know why people cant wait till actual information is found.

[Think. Again.]

22. Just practising some basic reasoning...

The guy brought relatively harmless weapons, used all the "Leftist" buzzwords, mentioned for no reason that he was after the heritage foundation, didn't actually do anything, and just went straight to nearest cops to turn himself in.

Probably hoped it would spark trump to call a national emergency against Dems or something.

Nazi's really aren't very clever.

[Callie1979]

25. Mentally ill people do things that dont make sense.

The person was a threat until we know otherwise.

[Think. Again.]

26. nazis do things that don't make sense too.

[Callie1979]

29. This isnt a conspiracy site; we thrive on real information.

So far we have none to show anything other than an unstable person.
Just because you dont like that explanation doesnt mean its wrong.

[Think. Again.]

30. We have no real information to show an unstable person, either.

If you can speculate, so can I.

[Callie1979]

31. Everything the guy DID shows instability.

You want a false flag , you get someone to actually DO something that makes a big story. Then you come out screaming about it. As far as ive seen trump hasnt said a WORD about this. And he claims threats/credit/witch hunt/etc for EVERYTHING.

[Think. Again.]

32. I screamed?

Who said anything about trump knowing anything about it?

"Just because you dont like that explanation doesnt mean its wrong." -your quote.

[Callie1979]

34. No no!! Not YOU!! "you" meaning trump & the minions.

They'd be all over the "news" screaming about the threats.

[Think. Again.]

35. It was such an inept attempt...

...I suspect they don't want to draw attention to what was obviously a false flag.

[Linda ladeewolf]

20. If some of you can check him out

That would be a good idea. It’s being pushed in all sorts of radical ways. It looks like they are exaggerating the circumstances, trying to make it look like he was caught on accident and didn’t deliberately turn himself in. Mountain from a mole hill. It does sound like a false flag.

[Think. Again.]

23. For some reason the media doesn't seem interested...

...in splashing his social media all over the place.

Gee, I wonder why....

[Linda ladeewolf]

24. Exactly!

I couldn’t find anything, usually I can find something on anyone.

[yourout]

27. I'm guessing he won't get a pardon.

[LizBeth]

28. So he does all that, is all that then says turning self in cause I was gonna do all that with all this.

stupid

[Think. Again.]

33. Yeah, that doesn't make sense at all.