Benjamin Torre biography: 10 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Dawsonville, Georgia

Benjamin Henry Torre is a resident of Georgia, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He lives in Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia. (a)
2. He works in Dawsonville. (a)
3. On October 24, 2020, he was tagged in an Instagram photo of a boat with two men and a Trump 2020 flag. The location added in the photo was Lake Lanier in Atlanta, Georgia. (a)
4. On January 4, 2021, he drove to Washington, D.C., USA with his family, including his parents. (a)
5. On January 6, 2021, he listened to Donald Trump‘s speech at the Stop the Steal rally on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. before going to the U.S. Capitol building. That day, Trump’s supporters breached the building while a joint session of Congress was certifying the vote of the Electoral College and affirming Joe Biden‘s victory in the 2020 presidential election. He was one of the rioters who entered the office of Oregon senator Jeff Merkley. (a)
6. On January 21, 2021, FBI agents interviewed him at his home in Dawsonville. His parents were present for the interview. He admitted that he entered the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021 but claimed that he neither damaged any property nor engaged in violence while inside the building. (a)
7. An FBI special agent filed a criminal complaint against him, which U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui signed on February 2, 2021. (a)
8. On February 9, 2021, FBI agents arrested him. Bond for him was set at $20,000. (a) (d)
9. He was 23 years old when he was arrested on February 9, 2021. (d)
10. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or U.S. grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds. (a)

(This is a developing story. More details are being added.)

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SOURCES:

• a. U.S. Department of Justice
• b. 11 Alive

If you have information about someone who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, call 1-800-CALL-FBI. You may also submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI.