Elias Irizarry biography: 13 things about Vincent Irizarry’s son, US Capitol riot suspect from South Carolina

Elias Irizarry is a white man from South Carolina, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He lives in Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina. He previously lived in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. (a) (b)
2. He is the son of Vincent Irizarry and Avalon Lorraine House Irizarry. Vincent is an actor who starred in “Days of Our Lives,” “All My Children” and “The Young and The Restless.” (a) (c)
3. He has one older sibling named Aria Irizarry and two older paternal half-siblings namely Siena Sophia Irizarry and Ash Harris Irizarry. Their father is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. (c)
4. When he attended Montclair High School, he was the chairman of the Essex County Teenage Republicans. On February 21, 2017, he attended the township meeting in Montclair where the council approved the resolution affirming Montclair as a “welcoming community.” He told the council, “We need to put Montclair citizens first, not undocumented foreigners.” (d)
5. He is a cadet in a Civil Air Patrol Unit. (a)
6. In 2020, he received a gold star from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina after earning a grade-point average of 3.7 or more. (e)
7. Wearing a red face covering, a dark red hooded sweatshirt, a red baseball hat, dark colored gloves and brown military style boots while holding a long cylindrical object in his right hand, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA on January 6, 2021. That day, Donald Trump 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. (f)
8. A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent filed a criminal case against him, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather on March 12, 2021. (f)
9. He was 19 years old when he participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. (e)
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 grounds without lawful authority; knowingly engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in any restricted buildings or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds. (f)
11. When he was arrested on March 15, 2021, he was a second-semester freshman and a political science major at The Citadel. (f)
12. He said nothing when he appeared at the federal courthouse in Columbia, South Carolina on March 16, 2021. After the hearing, he was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond. (a)
13. He will appear in district court in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2021. (a)

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

SOURCES:

• a. Count on 2
• b. Elias Irizarry
• c. She Knows
• d. North Jersey
• e. The Post Courier
• f. Live 5 News

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.