First boogaloo arrest, but court filing signals more members of violent movement involved in Jan. 6 insurrection

The first rioter involved in the Jan. 6 siege on the US Capitol who is overtly identified with the boogaloo movement has been arrested by the FBI. In photo provided to the FBI by a witness that was reportedly taken from Thurlow's Facebook page, Thurlow comments, "The commies just fired this riot disbursement device at us. The Christmastime photo of Thurlow in tactical gear includes the comment, "Ahh nothing like a new pair of 511's and fresh set of level IV SAPI's in the plate carrier to go 'peacefully protest' with." FBI agents believe that after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Thurlow changed the name on his Facebook profile to "Stephanie Danielle Thurlow." The affidavit notes that the "Torii" patch on Thurlow's body armor alongside the "Boogaloo" patch in the recent photo "is a symbol used by the 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division" and "is known as a gateway to honor and is used extensively by the unit."