Jonathan Munafo biography: 13 things about US Capitol riot suspect from Albany, New York

Jonathan Joshua “John” Munafo is a white man from New York, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He lives in Albany, New York. Aside from Albany, he has lived in other parts of New York including Ballston Spa and Selkirk. (a) (b)
2. He previously lived in Chicago, Illinois, USA. (b)
3. On June 15, 2020, he was one of the Donald Trump supporters who gathered outside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. (c)
4. Wearing a black hooded The North Face jacket, 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. During the riot, he punched a U.S. Capitol Police officer, ripped the officer’s riot shield out of his hand and struck a window with a flagpole. (d)
5. He was accused of threatening to shoot a man at a highway rest stop in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA while driving a vehicle covered in Trump bumper stickers on September 14, 2020. He was tracked down by his license plate number. He was ordered to appear in court and but he never showed up. (e)
6. On September 22, 2020, he called the state police in Newberry, Massachusetts 21 times, yelling vulgar things while expressing how upset he was about getting in trouble for the incident on September 14, 2020. (e)
7. From January 4-5, 2021, he searched online for Gretchen Whitmer. On January 5, 2021, he searched online for “Calhoun sheriff Michigan” and several firearms and military surplus stores. On the same day, using the name Yankee Patriot, he called the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan 143 times, making threatening remarks and tying up the 911 lines at Calhoun County Central Dispatch for several hours. (a)
8. On January 18, 2021, he was arrested in Yolo County, California, USA for disturbing the peace by fighting. (f)
9. In February 2021, wearing a black hooded The North Face jacket, he gave an interview to a TV station in New Hampshire, USA. (g)
10. A Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent filed a criminal complaint against him, which was signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui on April 23, 2021. (d)
11. He was 34 years old when he was arrested on April 23, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, USA in connection with the threats involving the Calhoun County dispatcher. (c)
12. For his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, he was charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding or interfering with officer of U.S. government, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, engaging in disorderly conduct on restricted grounds with intent to disrupt official functions, engaging in an act of physical violence against person/property on restricted grounds and while using a dangerous weapon and violent entry and disorderly conduct on U.S. Capitol grounds. (d)
13. On April 26, 2021, he made his initial court appearance in federal court in Orlando. (a)

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

SOURCES:

• a. Deadline Detroit
• b. Spokeo
• c. The Detroit News
• d. U.S. Department of Justice
• e. Click Orlando
• f. Local Crime News
• g. Click Orlando

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.