RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been charged for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in January, according to court documents.
Stephen Horn, who is from the Wake Forest area, turned himself in and had his first court appearance in Raleigh on Friday.
According to court documents, two people who said they knew Horn for several years called the FBI and identified Horn from an Instagram post by The New York Times Magazine.
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Investigators said Horn was wearing a black helmet, and standing above people holding a phone.
One of the people who identified Horn said he tried to pass as a journalist, but was not aware of him having media credentials.
Officials later found Facebook videos on his page from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Investigators said the videos show Horn’s first-person perspective as he entered the Capitol, walked up the stairs inside and eventually went inside the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Authorities said Horn couldn’t be seen in the videos but his voice could be heard, and was consistent when the FBI spoke with him.
In records from Facebook, investigators said Horn also made several statements about being in the Capitol on Jan. 6 during the attack in Washington D.C., and Horn said he was inside the Capitol to record what was happening.
In records from Facebook, investigators said Horn also made several statements about being in the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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According to court documents, Horn turned himself in on Feb. 24 and was interviewed by FBI agents. Investigators said Horn admitted to being inside the Capitol and confirmed wearing a helmet and standing on a monument with a cellphone, which in consistent with the photo from The New York Times Magazine.
Horn is facing the following charges:
- Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct on Capitol grounds
- Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds
- Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building
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