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Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer charged over US Capitol riot along with ‘Nazi sympathiser’ navy contractor
A heavy metal guitarist who was photographed with the mob that stormed the US Capitol and is accused of spraying police officers with a pepper-based bear spray has been arrested, according to the FBI.
Key points:
- The guitarist reportedly holds “far-right extremist views”
- A former firefighter, fashion student and a “Nazi sympathiser” navy contractor have also been charged
- A man who threatened his family if they told police about his involvement has also been arrested
Jon Ryan Schaffer turned himself in when he was featured on an FBI poster seeking the public’s help to identify rioters, FBI spokesman, Chris Bavender, said.
He has been charged with engaging in an act of physical violence, and knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted…
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