Daniel Warmus was arrested Tuesday in Buffalo for his role in the Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced, after someone “overheard Warmus talking about his experience while at a dentist’s office.”
Grandma gossip leads to Capitol rioter arrest: Suspect is detained after his mom told her friend about his involvement in the siege - whose grandson then contacted the FBI
Robert Lee Petrosh, 51, of Mays Landing, New Jersey, turned himself in to authorities due to his participation in the siege at the U.S. Capitol
The mother of Robert Lee Petrosh told a friend her son had participated in the siege at the Capitol, according to authorities
The grandmother then gossiped to her grandson about Petrosh s actions in the siege
The grandson then informed the FBI about Petrosh s alleged participation
Petrosh was released Tuesday after posting a $50,000 bond
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By - Associated Press - Thursday, May 6, 2021
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A comment by a New Jersey man’s mother may have led to his being charged for participating in the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol.
Robert Lee Petrosh of Mays Landing was charged with disorderly conduct in a restricted building and other offenses.
According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, the FBI received a tip that Petrosh had been in the Capitol building that day. The tipster’s grandmother allegedly passed on the information, which had been mentioned to her by Petrosh‘s mother. The tipster described the two women as good friends.