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Posted: 2021-05-26T21:01:35Z | Updated: 2021-05-27T12:29:02Z

Adam Weibling, a 38-year-old Texas man, made no secret in recent months of his contempt for the FBI , likening its agents to Nazis and terrorists in a series of conspiracy-laden tweets. His dislike for them surely grew on Tuesday when they arrested him for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

FBI agents arrested Weibling in Katy, Texas, on charges of unlawfully entering restricted grounds and engaging in disorderly conduct inside the Capitol, according to court records. His first virtual appearance in D.C. court is scheduled for June 3.

According to an affidavit filed May 19 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and signed by an FBI task force officer, Weibling can be seen in video recorded by a reporter pushing his way past police in riot gear to get inside the Capitol around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 6.

Capitol surveillance video showed Weibling looking disheveled as he strolled into the buildings Rotunda following his encounter with the police officer, often placing his hand on his head as if checking for a wound, the affidavit stated.

He moved in and out of the Rotunda, often interacting with other protesters, until police officers later took control of the crowd, according to the affidavit.

FBI agents were tipped off to Weiblings participation in the riot by two people who recognized him from the reporters video and separately reached out to the bureau on Jan. 19. Flight records and other records confirmed Weibling and his wife were in Washington during the attack.

Neither Weibling nor his attorney immediately responded to HuffPosts requests for comment.