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Posted: 2021-02-16T20:23:03Z | Updated: 2021-02-16T20:23:03Z

Not long after he used a stick to swing and stab at police officers struggling to protect the U.S. Capitol from a pro-Trump mob seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Jonathan Mellis took to Facebook . He apparently didnt like what he saw. Many of his fellow Trump supporters, the ones who like him bought into former President Donald Trump s lies about mass voter fraud , were starting to believe in another conspiracy theory: that antifa was responsible for the attack Mellis participated in.

Mellis wasnt having it. He hated antifa. And he wasnt about to see them get credit for his work.

Dont you dare try to tell me that people are blaming this on antifa and BLM, Mellis wrote, referring to Black Lives Matter. We proudly take responsibility for storming the Castle. Antifa and BLM or [sic] too pussy We are fighting for election integrity. They heard us.

The criminal case against Mellis dubbed Cowboy Screech by online sleuths because of his resemblance to the Saved By The Bell character and his cowboy hat was unsealed Tuesday. He faces several charges, including for assaulting officers and aiding and abetting, civil disorder, entering a restricted building or grounds, violent entry or disorderly conduct, and obstruction of Justice/Congress.

Mellis wasnt alone. While plenty of defendants later arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol joined many of their fellow Trump supporters in blaming antifa for the attack , plenty of others were also a bit upset that their work alongside a mob of Trump supporters was being attributed to some fictitious gang of anti-fascists.

HuffPost found at least three other Capitol insurrectionists charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol who, the feds say, complained on social media about antifa getting credit for their work.