Did you watch the video of his arrest? There is nothing about him that suggests he was a scientist — or even had a high school education.
Lighten up, Francis, I was just joking
I used to work in the area and was a regular at the Ballston Mall Chick Fil A (they used to have people outside the mall handing out coupons and would let you take as many as you wanted).
I used to lime to identify (not hard at all) and sit next to the NSFers because their lunchtime discussions were always fascinating to evesdrop on.