So you are a Proud Boy who pepper sprays two police officers during the Jan 6th insurrection. What do you for an encore? You can always make a threatening phone call to the FBI agent who is running the investigation into your assault of those police officers. What could go wrong with that?
WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly pepper spraying officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, and who law enforcement officials say then allegedly made a menacing call to the FBI special agent investigating his role in the riot.
Barry Bennett Ramey, who officials say was affiliated with the Proud Boys, was arrested in Florida on Thursday, according to court records. He is facing charges of assault on federal law enforcement officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon; obstructing law enforcement; entering or remaining on restricted grounds with intent to impede; knowingly engaging in an act of physical violence while using or carrying and deadly or dangerous weapon; and an act of physical violence on Capitol grounds.
Earlier this month, according to the FBI affidavit, Ramey called the FBI special agent investigating his case and read aloud the agent's home address. He then texted the agent the agent's former vehicle identification number.
I suppose there is some sort of logic to Ramey’s actions. If you have already chemically assaulted cops, threatening an FBI agent is no biggie. In for a penny in for a pound.
Too bad that the FBI agent you threatened arrested you.
Court records indicate that the same FBI special agent who was threatened executed Ramey's arrest warrant Thursday morning in Plantation, Florida. Ramey will make his initial appearance in a federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Court records do not yet list an attorney for Ramey.
It’s just more Insurrectionist Follies, except I am not laughing. Hopefully, Ramey will held in prison until he either takes a plea deal (doubtful) or has his trial. But who can predict what our justice system will do with the likes of Ramey?