17, 2021, because he was arrested that day by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for an alleged probation violation and failure to appear in court. His continuous fight for his people to ensure their future has not stopped, its time we return the favor.”Ĭolgan was able to be interviewed by FBI agents Aug. We love our president Donald Trump, his family, everything he’s done for us since day one even while being slandered, cheated and pourded (sic) on. 5, 2021, states: “Today is the start of the chaos, the start of a revolution, the end of a chapter, (UI) states several million Brothers and Sisters united at our nation’s capitol to over throw this corrupt government and to form a new brotherhood of Patriots that will be permanently carved into our history books to never be forgotten. Courtesy of FBIĪlso included in the criminal complaint is a screenshot from what the FBI said was Colgan’s Facebook page.
The image was provided by the FBI and included in court documents outlining evidence usd to charge Colgan with breaching the Capitol Building grounds. Joshua Colgan of Jefferson, Maine, is identified in the back by authorities in an image included from inside the U.S. ” … I was there when Ashli Babbitt was SHOT and MURDERED in cold blood by capital police and I’ll never unsee the horror that unfolded.” “I got up close footage of PATRIOTS calmly walking in the front door fist bumping capital police WELCOMING us in with kindness!” the post continues. 7, 2021, showing a Facebook user who said they were posting “on behalf of their ‘friend Josh Colgan.'” The post claims the National Guard and Antifa were involved in the days prior to the riot and states “After trumps speech, we marched the capitol peacefully unknowing Antifa was leading the march.” The post goes on to claim members of Antifa smashed their way into the Capitol but “not one patriot made entry.” Colgan in another Facebook post from August said he was in dire need of a worker to help with his business, Bunker Hill Floor Sanding and Refinishing. 6, 2021Ī post from last summer indicates that he grew up in Jefferson, had lived elsewhere for a time and then moved back to Jefferson in June 2021. Related Jefferson man arrested, charged with breaching Capitol on Jan. 6 attack: knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He is facing four criminal charges tied to his alleged participation in the Jan.
6.Ĭolgan was arrested Monday in Wiscasset, according to Kristen Setera, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Boston division.
Authorities obtained the location data through a search warrant and found data points “that are both entirely and partially within the U.S. Michael Harvey to agree that there was probable cause for Colgan’s arrest. The images, and GPS data from a mobile device - which Ormberg said is accurate to within 10 meters - were enough evidence for U.S. Colgan was wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and a blue “TRUMP” baseball cap with white, red and yellow lettering.Ī screenshot of a Facebook post submitted to the FBI the day after the insurrection also was included in the complaint. 6 after security at the building was breached and throngs of people swarmed inside. He told authorities he went up to the Capitol Building but did not go inside.īut a criminal complaint filed by Kurt Ormberg, a special agent for the FBI, on Friday contains images from security footage and third-parties that appear to show Colgan inside the Capitol Building on Jan. Joshua Colgan, 35, initially denied that he entered the Capitol building when FBI agents tracked him down in August last year, saying only that he had traveled to Washington, D.C., to listen to then-President Trump’s speech prior to the attack.