FBI bulletin: Concord man was planning Inauguration Day attack in DC

CONCORD, N.C. — A Concord man involved in last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol building has threatened to do harm again, according to a recent FBI report, WTVD reported Wednesday.

ABC News obtained a bulletin with disturbing details of the unnamed man, who was seen loading ammunition and weaponry to take to Washington, D.C. from Concord for a planned attack on Inauguration Day.

The bulletin said the man was at last Wednesday’s gathering and is part of a group.

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At least seven people from North Carolina were arrested in last week’s chaos.

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”This individual stormed the US Capitol last week and posted pictures on social media. This individual, who is part of an identified group, claimed he hurt individuals during the storming of the US Capitol, and he will hurt anyone in his way,” part of the document read.

The man has access to semi-automatic rifles, explosives, a gas mask, and bulletproof equipment, according to the memo.

Security expert Walter Kimble has no doubt the disturbing allegations will be thoroughly investigated.

“We are seeing the foundation being laid for the responses that are going to be used to ensure the inauguration is going to be a safe one for all concerned,” he said.

The FBI released a statement to Channel 9 on Wednesday, saying: “While the FBI cannot comment on specific intelligence products, our standard practice is to gather information to identify potential threats and share that information with our law enforcement partners. The information included in intelligence products can come from a variety of sources, including tips. Each tip is taken seriously and thoroughly investigated and if substantiated, acted upon immediately.”

The information was part of a report that detailed alleged threats made toward D.C. and state capitols from Jan. 16 through Jan. 20.

“There is not going to be a singular level of intelligence, this is going to be ongoing and up through the day and actually during the inauguration,” Kimble.

Agents have not said if the man has been arrested.

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National Guard troops gather, reinforce security in US Capitol Members of the National Guard sleep on the floor of the U.S. Capitol on January 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Security has been increased throughout Washington following the breach of the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, and leading up to the Presidential inauguration. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

There will be no public access to the Capitol building on Inauguration Day in light of thousands of people rioting at the U.S. Capitol building last week.

A Defense official said that the National Guard has now been authorized to have up to 20,000 Guardsmen in D.C. for inauguration security.

“There isn’t going to be one specific act. It is going to be a lot of different acts and actions that law enforcement at different levels put together to ensure this is going to be a safe event,” Kimble.

More than 50 were arrested after some demonstrators made their way past law enforcement into the Capitol building. Five people died and two explosive devices were found in the area.

The FBI is trying to identify others involved.

On Wednesday, AirBnb canceled all reservations in the Washington, D.C. area during the week of the presidential inauguration.

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