Posted on 01/15/2021 11:08:53 AM PST by conservative98
A pro-President Trump heavy metal guitarist has been identified as one of the US Capitol rioters, according to a report.
Multiple sources told the Indianapolis Star Wednesday that one of the suspects in the deadly Jan. 6 siege is Jon Schaffer, a founding member of a Florida-based heavy metal band called Iced Earth who is originally from central Indiana.
Schaffer has not been charged with a federal crime as of early Friday, an FBI source confirmed to The Post.
But several people have identified him as the man seen with his mouth agape in an FBI poster seeking out the rioters who “made unlawful entry” into the Capitol
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seen with mouth agape
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How dare he!
Is this really newsworthy if the guy is in a 2-bit local band most people don’t know?
It wasn't Slash I take it.
Listen up, Mr. Wray! Our fugitive has been on the run for a few days now. Average foot speed from the Capitol, barring injury, is 4 miles an hour which gives us a radius of many miles! What I want out of you is a hard target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at 15 miles! After police let everone in, the man’s mouth was agape. Go get him.
It’s a big heavy metal band.
It’s still considered a riot?...sheesh.
I wonder...are they arresting people the police let in? How does that work ?
MAGA Man!
Was he a Trump supporter before he got caught, or...
there are several around my town who look exactly like him
Never the guy playing bassoon.
No, they aren’t that big. I was surprised to find out how long they’ve been a band, though, since 1984.
I remember Tim Owens, who replaced Rob Halford in Judas Priest briefly, was in that band for maybe five years when Halford went back to Priest.
They’ve sold millions of albums and are internationally known. Plus he’s a patriot
That might pose a problem, onstage.
So, is he getting a Citation for Trespassing?
Iced Earth is a great band.
“Iced Earth” isn’t a two bit local band. They are very well known amongst Metal fans worldwide.
In fact, just a few days ago, I posted one of their songs on FR.
The name of the song is “Dystopia”. It was released in 2012, but the lyrics are eerily similar to today’s events. The song even includes the words” your vaccinated fate”.
I saw that on the news years ago. Tim Owens was a cubicle farm worker who played in a Judas Priest cover band. So when Halford left, and the band held auditions, Owens participated and won the slot of lead singer. His stage name was Ripper Owens, said first name being in honor of a Judas Priest song, IIRC.
I only got 30 seconds into the video posted here...
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