Retired NYPD cop and Queens 'Republican Messiah' arrested in Capitol riot probe
CNBC
2/23/2021
Dan Mangan
Federal authorities have arrested two New York men on charges related to their alleged roles in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Former New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster is accused of using a pipe to attack a Capitol Police officer, NBC New York reported Tuesday.
Philip Grillo, 46, was identified by two tipsters as one of the mob that invaded the Capitol. He is a GOP leader in a Queens Assembly District and calls himself "The Republican Messiah" on his Facebook page.