The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a Most Wanted poster featuring 10 suspects being sought in part of the violent siege on the Capitol. Over 150 have already been arrested and the number keeps growing.
Interestingly, some are wearing red Make America Great Again hats and one appears to be wearing a hoodie advertising the January six Capitol invasion that turned into a failed insurrection. The FBI said all 10 men made unlawful entry into the building.
FBI previously released another three posters featuring 30 accused rioters. At least one man was instantly recognized by his colleagues at New York’s Metropolitan Transport Authority and he was suspended on Friday for calling out sick to attend the riot.
The FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list has been in existence since March 14, 1950. A reporter for the International News Service asked the Bureau for the names and descriptions of the “toughest guys” the Bureau would like to capture. The resulting story generated so much publicity and had so much appeal that late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover implemented the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” program. The first person to be placed on the list was Thomas James Holden, wanted for the murder of his wife, her brother, and her stepbrother.