By Ryan J. Reilly. WASHINGTON — Ray Epps, a Jan. 6 participant whose removal from the FBI's Capitol Violence webpage sparked conspiracy theories that he was a federal informant, was charged in ...Ray Epps, target of Jan. 6 con­spiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge. Ray Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter who was the target of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan ...Jul 14, 2022 ... Ray Epps, a Marine veteran and business owner from Arizona, traveled to Washington D.C. to show his support for former President Donald ...Ray Epps, a former Oath Keepers chapter president who urged protesters “to go into the Capitol” on Jan. 6, 2021, is expected to plea guilty for a charge of disrupting the certification of the ...Jul 12, 2023 · July 12, 2023. Ray Epps, the man at the center of a widespread conspiracy theory about the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Fox News and its former host ... The “FBI did Jan. 6” assertion overlaps with theories about Ray Epps, an Arizona Trump supporter who is now suing Fox News for defamation. On his former show, Tucker Carlson had promoted the ...Ray Epps filed a defamation lawsuit ... and that he wasn’t arrested proved that Epps is an FBI informant and that the federal government incited the riot. But the article relied largely on ...Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role. A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on ...Ray Epps, a member of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, who became the focus of widespread conspiracy theories that he was a federal agent, has pleaded guilty to one count...The Racheal Ray Show is popular for its fun host and tasty, approachable recipes. 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The revelation surfaces in a new defamation suit against the network …Marine veteran Ray Epps, the center of a conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, pleaded guilty in September to a misdemeanor charge.July 12, 2023. Ray Epps, the man at the center of a widespread conspiracy theory about the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Fox News and its former host ...A video of Epps taken on January 5 showed him telling other Trump supporters they needed to go into the Capitol the following day. Epps was never arrested, prompting right-wing internet sleuths to ...- The Washington Post. Advertisement. Legal Issues. DOJ declined to prosecute Ray Epps. Now it wants him sent to prison. By Rachel Weiner. January 3, …Inside Jan. 6 Participant Ray Epps' Defamation Suit Against Fox News: 'They Searched for a Scapegoat to Blame'. The lawsuit highlights comments made by former Fox host Tucker Carlson, who spent ...Jan 9, 2024 · Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to a line of law enforcement officers, as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg sentenced Ray Epps to 12 months of probation, after he pleaded guilty to disruptive conduct on Jan. 6, 2021. ... 2021, where he said he expected to be arrested ...Ray Epps, who became the focus of right-wing conspiracy theories that law enforcement coerced Trump supporters into storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been charged with a single ...Claim: Evidence gathered via Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen calls between the cellphone of Arizona Trump supporter Ray Epps and the office of then-U.S. House Speaker …Jan. 6 Committee staffer debunks the Ray Epps conspiracy theory 03:42. In the months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, an Arizona man named Ray Epps became the target of a ...Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been ...James Ray Epps Sr. was falsely accused of being a government agent and helping spark the violence on Jan. 6. He was sentenced to probation.Ray Epps pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct related to his actions on the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Epps, who traveled to Washington, D.C., to protest former President Donald ...James Ray Epps was at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. ... In other cases, the FBI has labeled those in the pictures as having been arrested — individual number 313 is an example of that.Claim: Evidence gathered via Freedom of Information Act requests show a dozen calls between the cellphone of Arizona Trump supporter Ray Epps and the office of then-U.S. House Speaker …In a Jan. 11, 2021, statement on Epps, the House committee investigating the Capitol attack said it knew of "unsupported claims that Ray Epps was an FBI informant based on the fact that he was on ...Ray Epps was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday for a misdemeanor charge regarding his role in the Capitol riot, a move that has drawn scrutiny when Epps' sentence is compared to...Jul 19, 2023 · Online retailers began selling T-shirts stating “Arrest Ray Epps.” Epps was forced to sell his 5-acre ranch and wedding business in Arizona. Now he and his wife are in hiding in an RV parked ... Oct 3, 2022 ... Recordings released to defense lawyers directly challenge assertions by prominent Republicans that an Arizona man named Ray Epps was a federal ...19 September 2023. By Mike Wendling,BBC News. Getty Images. Mr Epps (centre) was outside the Capitol on 6 January 2021. A former Trump supporter who was accused of being a federal agent by online...Ray Epps was caught on camera on January 6, 2021, urging his fellow Trump supporters to go to the Capitol - yet he was never charged. Conspiracy theorists claim the Epps was a FBI infiltrator."Ray Epps is a free man. He has never been arrested or charged," the Revolver story also states. "Nearly 10 months after January 6, the FBI and Justice Department still refuse to comment on ...The big picture: Former President Trump, right-wing media outlets and Republican politicians pushed the baseless conspiracy theory, which reportedly prompted death threats against Ray Epps and led his family to leave Arizona. Chief Judge James E. Boasberg also ordered Epps to pay a $25 special assessment and $500 in restitution, …Sep 20, 2023 · Ray Epps, the Trump supporter who was seen on video telling a crowd of people on Jan. 6, 2021, to walk down to the Capitol, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct with the ... CNN — Ray Epps, who became the focus of right-wing conspiracy theories that law enforcement coerced Trump supporters into storming the US Capitol on January 6, …Jan 13, 2022 ... Defenders of Ray Epps contend he has not been arrested because he didn't break the law during the Capitol riot, but a woman caught on video ...Here are our fact-checks about Ray Epps, who is suing Fox News for defamation over Jan. 6 claims ... and that he wasn’t arrested proved that Epps is an FBI informant and that the federal ...Mr Epps is a former Marine who runs a wedding and event venue in Queen Creek, Arizona. He describes himself as a staunch conservative, and was a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump ...Epps has been a major subject of conspiracy theories about the federal government using undercover agents to orchestrate the riot.5 min. An Arizona man who continues to be accused in conservative circles of working as a government agent to spark the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, including in a House hearing with Attorney ...An Arizona man at the center of the Capitol attack’s most persistent conspiracy theories was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Ray Epps, 62, ple…FILE - Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Ray Epps, a former Arizona resident who was targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot, was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021 attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters.Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has appeared to shine light again on a Republican-pushed conspiracy theory that Ray Epps, an Arizona man and alleged former Oath Keeper, was an FBI ...Ray Epps, a one-time Donald Trump supporter from Arizona, was recommended for 6 months in prison. Epps was the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel ...Ray Epps told the Jan. 6 committee that he was not working at the direction of the F.B.I. when he encouraged pro-Trump protesters to enter the Capitol.Jan. 6 Committee staffer debunks the Ray Epps conspiracy theory 03:42. In the months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, an Arizona man named Ray Epps became the target of a ...WASHINGTON — A man who became the target of far-right conspiracy theories after his image was added and then removed from the FBI's Capitol Violence website has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...Jan 9, 2024 · A former US Marine who was targeted by online conspiracy theorists has been sentenced to one year of probation for his role in the Capitol riot. Ray Epps, 62, pleaded guilty last year to ... FOLLOW. Ray Epps, the former avid Donald Trump supporter, has sparked a new wave of conservative conspiracy theories after being charged on Tuesday with a misdemeanor for his role on January 6 ...UPDATED JAN 7, 2022. 60-year-old Ray Epps is accused of being a federal plant with a motive to frame January 6 protesters as domestic terrorists (Twitter) A viral video shows a retired Marine appearing to convince protesters to go into the Capitol building on January 6 last year before he was accused by right-wingers of helping incite the riot ...Now it wants him sent to prison. In July 2021, six months after the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department officially declined to prosecute a 65-year-old named Ray Epps ...- The Washington Post. Advertisement. Legal Issues. DOJ declined to prosecute Ray Epps. Now it wants him sent to prison. By Rachel Weiner. January 3, …Ray Epps, who's been at the center of a conspiracy theory accusing him of turning peaceful protests on Jan. 6 into a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol, has now been charged by the DOJ.Jan 9, 2024 · Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday for his role during the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6.. In addition to the year of probation, Epps received a $25 ... On Thursday, The New York Times revealed new evidence debunking a longtime conspiracy theory among Trump supporters about the January 6 Capitol insurrection: that an Arizona man named Ray Epps was ...The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office posts the mugshots of individuals who have been arrested within the last 24 hours. Other mugshots are available on the website Arrested in Mobile...