A U.S. Naval reservist who was assigned to an agency that operates spy satellites told an undercover FBI agent that he stormed the U.S. Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, according to court records.
The agency said Thursday that Speed’s assignment at the NRO began three months ago and that he was not part of the reserve unit at the time of the riot.
In March, Speed met with with an FBI undercover employee who “presented to Speed as a like-minded individual,” an FBI agent said in a court filing. Speed told the undercover agent that going to the Capitol on Jan. 6 “was always the plan” and said he went there with friends who were Proud Boys members, the filing says.
“He also observed that ‘there are too many Americans that have this idea that we have to be peaceful at all costs,’” the agent added. “This firearm-buying spree is alarming in light of statements that Speed has made in which he has espoused the use of violence to further his anti-government and anti-Semitic ideologies,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexis Loeb wrote.
Federal agents said they seized eight firearms and seven silencers when they searched Speed’s home, vehicles and a storage unit. They also said they found approximately 25 other firearms belonging to Speed’s housemates.
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