Pardoned Jan 6 rioter and Proud Boys member wanted for taking videos of himself touching womens hair aboard DC trains

Authorities are searching for a pardoned Jan.6 rioter and self-proclaimed white supremacist from Maryland who allegedly livestreamed himself touching the hair of several unsuspecting women on Metro trains.Bryan Betancur, 28, has an active arrest warrant for an assault and battery offense that took place aboard a Silver Line train servicing the Clarendon Metro Station in Virginia on Sunday evening, according to the Metro Transit Police.“We are aware of videos circulating on social media depicting inappropriate behavior toward Metro customers.

We’re taking reports seriously and actively investigating every lead,” police wrote in a statement.The creep allegedly livestreamed himself on social media touching multiple women’s hair on Metro trains without their knowledge, according to social media posts and local outlet The MoCoShow.Betancur, a self-proclaimed white supremacist from Silver Springs, Maryland, was on parole for fourth-degree burglary charges when he was arrested in connection with the January 2021 riots at the US Capitol after his ankle monitor placed him at the scene of the unrest, officials previously said.He “made statements to law enforcement officers that he is a member of several white supremacy organizations” and “has voiced homicidal ideations, made comments about conducting a school shooting, and has researched mass shootings,” according to a federal affidavit.The rioter also has expressed his desire to be a “lone wolf killer,” the document said.Betancur — who was fitted with an ankle bracelet and monitored by authorities — wore a Proud Boys T-shirt and flashed the “OK” hand signal in a social media post near the US Capitol Building on Jan.

6 while holding the corner of a Confederate battle flag, according to the affidavit.The Proud Boys is a far-right, neo-fascist organization primarily based in the US that describes itself as a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the mod...