Courtesy of United States District Court of the District of Columbia
- A Capitol rioter formed a militia to patrol the Capitol after the riot, court documents revealed.
- Fi Duong, 27, revealed his plans to an undercover agent he met during the riot.
- Duong's group disguised themselves as a "Bible study" group and met for firearm and other training.
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A man charged in connection with January 6 Capitol riots allegedly formed a militia disguised as a Bible group that surveilled the Capitol complex after the attack.
Fi Duong, 27, was released to home confinement on Friday after facing multiple charges, including disorderly conduct and obstruction of an official proceeding tied to the riots.
Duong allegedly confided in an undercover cop that he climbed the wall of the Capitol building and also took video of others opening the building door with a crowbar on January 6, when supporters of President Donald Trump breached the US Capitol and clashed with law enforcement.
Five people, including a police officer, died as a result.
He described himself to the officer as an "operator," and then stormed the Capitol wearing a "Japanese-style mask," court files unsealed on Tuesday said.
During the riot, an undercover cop met Duong, who also calls himself "Monkey" and "Monkey King," and befriended him, embedding himself into Duong's militia, according to the unsealed court documents.
A week after the attack, Duong sent a message to the undercover agent telling him he was part of a "cloak and dagger"-like group that "can't be out in the open," and said his job was to find like-minded men to prepare for "what will inevitably come," referring to a second American Civil War.
-Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) July 6, 2021
In February, Duong sent a message that he had a guy "patrolling" outside the Capitol and another man affiliated with Duong's group later sent a message saying he took footage of the west and east of the Capitol and would upload it to an encrypted site.
On February 12, the undercover officer attended a meeting with other members of Duong's militia at Duoung's house, where they called themselves a "Bible study" group. However, only two bible verses were discussed and the rest of the time was spent planning other meetings and talking about firearms and future training.
The next month, he brought in a member of the Three Percenters militia group to a meeting. The undercover agent noted Duong had attended some of the group's events but wanted to stay "unaffiliated."
The unsealed documents did not show any charges stemming from violence on January 6 but said Duong "repeatedly expressed his willingness to engage in conflict, including violence, against groups that shared different views than his own."
The documents said he wanted to free other rioters who were charged.
"I see that as an opportunity. With every great revolution, you go to the prisons and you break them out," he said according to the documents.
So far, 545 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection.
