A photo that Moncada posted to Instagram, according to the FBI
A student at the Fashion Institute of Technology who allegedly bragged online about his role in the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building was arrested by FBI agents on Monday morning.
Nicolas Moncada, 20, was taken into custody at his home on Staten Island, officials said. He was identified as participating in the January 6th attack after posting several videos and photos to social media, including a selfie inside the Capitol with the caption "Outside Pelosi's office," according to the federal complaint.
When another Instagram user asked what he was doing, Moncada allegedly replied: "Storming the Capitol Building."
FIT alerted the FBI to Moncada's role in the mob attack after "several faculty and fellow students" pointed out their classmate's posts about the insurrection, officials said.
Accounts linked to Moncada have repeatedly posted conspiracy theories about President Trump winning the election. A photo posted to Instagram shows Moncada attending a protest at Mac's Public House, the Staten Island bar that defied COVID restrictions, where he held up a T-shirt reading "Stop the Steal," a reference to the baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
On a personal website, which feds identified as belonging to Mocado, he has railed against "mass protests and rioting" by Black Lives Matter protesters, arguing that "law-abiding citizens get the short end of the stick."
Moncada was charged with entering restricted property without permission and disorderly conduct, officials said.
He is expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, but will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., along with the other accused Capitol rioters.
So far, more than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the insurrection, including an MTA worker, the son of a Brooklyn judge and a Rochester man who allegedly used a shield to break open a window at the Capitol building.
