WASHINGTON – A Brooklyn man arrested during anti-vaccination protests at a Burger King, Applebee’s and Cheesecake factory in New York was arrested by federal authorities on Wednesday and charged with assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the United States. US Capitol.
Mitchell Bosch, 44, who is running for New York City Council in 2023, was identified on Jan. 6 with the help of online “insurgency hunters” who have helped the FBI make hundreds of arrests of suspects. Bosch faces felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or obstructing officers, as well as misdemeanor charges.
Bosch, according to the FBI statement, in a video of the riot, “resists police advances by pushing directly against officers, helps other rioters push against officers, and encourages other rioters to push against police.” The government claims that Bosch “hold the line!” as the crowd struggled with the officers.
The FBI said Google records confirmed Bosch was in the Capitol and that he made an Instagram post less than two weeks after the Capitol attack saying he knew he would eventually be arrested on charges Jan. 6.
“Enjoying my last meal before the FBI comes for me,” he wrote in a post dated Jan. 19, 2021, according to authorities.
Investigators interviewed Bosch again in August 2021 and said he became “excited” when asked about his Jan. 6 trip to Washington, D.C., and said their efforts “should be focused on what’s happening in Afghanistan, not what’s happening in DC” (Interview It happened a day after 13 soldiers was killed during the evacuation of the country.)
Bosch previously ran for city council as a Republican, and the New York Post documented his arrest at the Cheesecake Factory, Applebee’s. and a Burger King In December 2021, when he opposed the city’s vaccination mandate. So was Bosch was arrested While protesting vaccination mandates at the Natural History Museum in January 2022, according to the Post.
“I literally had to pee in a bottle at the Natural History Museum,” Bosch said in a social media post, according to The New York Post.
Bosch and his attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his recent or past arrests.
In recent days, there have been a number of arrests of those accused on January 6. Daniel Hatcher, Nathan Mackie and his brother Brandon Mackie were also charged in one case unsealed Wednesday and Thomas was Methodist was arrested in Massachusetts. Cameron Clapp, a triple amputee was arrested on Tuesday in California. More than 1,250 people were arrested in connection with the attack on January 6. Online detectives have identified hundreds more participants who have not been arrested. The statute of limitations expires in January 2025, just over 22 months from now.