Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.
(AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)SANTA FE, N.M. – A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk has been arrested Sunday by the FBI.
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.
A video posted to Griffin's personal Facebook page shows Griffin in the restricted areas, according to the affidavit.
On Thursday, Griffin, said he planned to travel with firearms to Washington, D.C., for Biden’s inauguration.