Hector Emmanuel Vargas Santos is a Puerto Rican man based in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
Vargas is 48 years younger than 45th U.S. president Donald Trump. Here are 13 more things about the former:
On February 3, 2020, he attended a neighborhood watch meeting where he provided his contact information, including his name, phone number, email address and residential address.
In May 2020, he was featured in a publication in Jersey City as an unsung hero for his work delivering meals to the homeless.
In July 2020, news outlets reported that he was allegedly stealing donations meant for members of the community.
On December 25, 2020, he wrote on Twitter, “What the majority of the USA corrupt government officials are doing is not just some little bit of “fraud” or” election interference”, what they’re doing is TREASON. They’ve betrayed our country and we all know the punishment for traitors. #MAGA”
On January 6, 2021, he went to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., USA. He and other supporters of Trump 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.
On January 7, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation received a tip from one of his neighbors who saw his Facebook photos and videos taken inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
On January 14, 2021, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather signed a criminal complaint filed by an FBI special agent against him.
On January 19, 2021, he was arrested.
On January 22, 2021, he made his initial appearance in court.
On February 10, 2021, he pleaded not guilty to all charges filed against him in relation to his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
On December 26, 2022, he was found guilty in federal court in Washington, D.C. of entering and remaining in a restricted building; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the U.S. Capitol building.
On April 21, 2023, he was sentenced to four months for each charge of the four misdemeanors, to run concurrently, plus a $2,500 fine and $500 in restitution.
He was 29 years old when he was sentenced on April 21, 2023 to four months in prison.
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If you have information about someone who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI.
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