Texas man and InfoWars video editor who videoed shooting death of Ashli Babbitt jailed
Samuel Christopher Montoya, video editor for InfoWars.com, arrested in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot, recorded Babbitt's shooting death by Capitol policeman
In what must be the greatest of coincidences, InfoWars.com video editor, who recorded the shooting death of USAF veteran Ashli Babbitt during the “insurrection” January 6, has been arrested and jailed Tuesday, just hours before the U.S. Attorney for D.C. announced there would be not charges in her death. (Photo: FBI surveillance)
A San Marcos, Texas man who worked for Alex Jones’ Infowars has been arrested in connection with the January 6 Capitol “insurrection,” as woke Fascist media has decided to call it. The story was broken by Austin TV station KVUE Tuesday morning.
A lawsuit states the investigation into Samuel Christopher Montoya started on January 11, when a family member tipped off the FBI that Montoya was inside the Capitol building and had recorded video of the deadly shooting of Ashli Babbitt by a Capitol police officer. Babbitt, a 36-year-old Air Force veteran who lived in Oceanside, California, was shot and killed during the so-called “breach” at the Capitol.
Ironically — or not — Montoya’s arrest came just hours before the District of Columiba U.S. Attorney announced there was “insufficient evidence” to charge the U.S. Capitol Police officer who allegedly shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the January 6 riot in Washington, D.C.
Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol police officer who fatally shot Babbitt. The Justice Department’s decision, though expected, officially closes out the investigation. The police officer who fired the fatal round into Babbitt’s head as she stood, unarmed, on the other side of a door inside the Capitol, has not been identified.
An investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia determined "that there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution," the department said in a statement.
After the Capitol riot, Montoya allegedly showed the 44-minute video, in which he momentarily turned the camera on himself, to his own family members. According to authorities, they found the open-source video entitled, "Patriots Storm Congress Raw Footage Includes Execution of Ashli Babbitt," which was posted on January 6. The narrator in the video allegedly identifies himself as "Sam with Infowars.com" and films himself moving from the Capitol grounds into the Capitol building with a crowd of rioters.
The FBI said at one point, Montoya turns the camera on himself and said, "It feels good to be in the Capitol baby!" A lawsuit details statements the video recorder makes, including at one point when he states, "I’m sure these officers are scared, but we’re here, we’re here to just show that we’ve had enough. We’ve had enough.”
USAF veteran Ashli Babbitt of Oceanside, California was unarmed when she was shot and killed through a closed door at the U.S. Capitol by an unidentified Capitol Police Officer who remains unidentified. (Photo: Mari Stuble/San Diego Union)
At another point in the video, Montoya allegedly said, "... here we are, taking our — the people’s — house back!”
In the video, Montoya describes himself as a reporter or journalist, however, the FBI confirmed with the Capitol press office that he does not have press credentials. ACV wishes to point out that the lack of media credentials does not mean a specific individual is not a qualified reporter. The FBI seems to choose to ignore this fact in issuing its “statement.”
Days after the riot, the FBI said Montoya was interviewed several times on Infowars to recount what he saw inside the building that day. During the interviews, he is identified as "Sam," a video editor with Infowarsstore.com. During one interview, he appeared to be wearing the same tan jacket he had been wearing inside the Capitol.
As the FBI reviewed surveillance video inside the Capitol, they found video of Montoya at various locations inside the building.
Montoya was arrested Tuesday and was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, he is charged with entering a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol building, impeding passage through the Capitol and "parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building."
In Central Texas, a Caldwell County man is facing multiple charges in connection with the Capitol riot on January 6. He also allegedly filmed himself entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot and posted the video on YouTube. Joseph Cable Barnes, an Austin real estate executive, is also accused of being involved in the so-called riot. Additionally, two Austin-area friends have been charged after being linked to the riots.
The bottom line is, Montoya has proof on the video he recorded of the outright murder of Ashli Babbitt and the government does not want anyone to see it. The FBI has confiscated the video, though many copites of it are still available online. Montoya has proof of a U.S. Capitol Police crime, and the evil cadre that has lied about an “insurrection” has no interest in that truth coming ou9t.