Aaron James Mileur biography: 13 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Wasilla, Alaska

Aaron James Mileur is a white man from Alaska, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He lives in Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. (a)
2. Aside from Wasilla, he has lived in other parts of Alaska including Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and Fort Richardson. (b) (c)
3. He previously lived in California, USA particularly in Merced and in Atwater. (b)
4. He attended Atwater High School. (c)
5. He works as a construction worker in Wasilla. (a)
6. On July 30, 2015, he posted on Facebook a selfie taken at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Group in Trapper Creek, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. (d)
7. On August 31, 2019, he shared a Facebook photo of himself partying with strangers at a concert of county music singer and songwriter Cole Swindell. (d)
8. On September 5, 2020, he posted a Facebook photo of himself wearing a hat with the words, “TRUMP 2020 KEEP AMERICA GREAT.” (d)
9. Wearing a Donald Trump hat and a Salty Dawg Saloon sweatshirt, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA on January 6, 2021. 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. (e)
10. A Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent filed a criminal complaint against him, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey on March 9, 2021. (c)
11. On March 13, 2021, he shared a Facebook post that says, “Now that Washington D.C. has a fence around it seems to me like the perfect time to put a padlock on it and call it The National Zoo.” (d)
12. He was 41 years old when FBI agents arrested him on March 15, 2021. He appeared in federal court in Anchorage, Alaska before U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Smith, who ordered his release from custody and required him to wear a location-monitoring device. (a)
13. He is the first person to be arrested in Alaska on charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. For his participation in the riot, he was charged with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds. (f)

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

SOURCES:

• a. Alaska Public Media
• b. Instant Checkmate
• c. My Life
• d. Aaron James Mileur
• e. U.S. Department of Justice
• f. Anchorage Daily 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.