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A woman, later identified by the FBI as Jennifer Inzuza Vargas of Los Angeles, was photographed at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.FBI
The FBI tweeted a photo of a woman in a pink beret allegedly rioting at the Capitol on April 27.
That weekend, the woman’s former partner contacted the FBI, NBC reported.
He said the woman was interested in far-right politics and read Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”.
A Los Angeles clothing designer was waiting at the checkout counter of a Joann Fabric and Crafts store when he learned his ex-girlfriend was wanted by the FBI over alleged riots at the Capitol on Jan. 6. That reports NBC News.
The designer, who requested the news outlet not be named for fear of harassment, said his friend showed him a photo of a viral tweet from the FBI last weekend as he was about to make a purchase.
The April 27 tweet showed a close-up photo of a short-haired woman in a striking pink beret. The woman “is believed to have participated in the riots at the U.S. Capitol,” the FBI wrote, asking people to call the agency’s tip line or visit its website.
“I stopped dead in my tracks,” the designer told NBC News. “I’m like, ‘That’s Jenny.'”
That weekend, the designer tipped off. On Monday, the agency contacted the designer and confirmed that she was the woman they were investigating. The FBI confirmed to NBC News on Friday that the woman in the pink beret was Jennifer Inzuza Vargas of Los Angeles.
Since January 6, 2021, the US government has launched a large-scale effort to prosecute those who took part in the riot. At least 1,003 people have been charged in connection with the uprising.
That effort by federal investigators included scanning endless hours of surveillance footage and sifting through hotel and phone records and social media posts. But some accused participants were caught under more unusual circumstances.
In a similar case an ex turned in her former partner, Richard Michettiafter he called her an “idiot” for not supporting Donald Trump.
According to NBC News, after seeing the FBI’s call for help, the designer wrote in a now-deleted Twitter post, “I used to date this girl in 2019 LOL.” He also added a photo of Vargas.
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The man told NBC News that he met Vargas online in late 2018. Months later, Vargas began revealing her more far-right politics and her interest in Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” the designer told the outlet.
“I was just instantly turned off, like, ‘Yo, I don’t think this is going to work,'” he told NBC News. “You read ‘Mein Kampf’, you think immigrants don’t deserve X, Y, Z.”
The designer told the outlet that his “heart aches” for Vargas, but also found humor in the situation.
“It just becomes one of those things for me,” the designer told NBC News. “I dated a girl who was on the FBI’s most wanted list.”
A spokesperson for Joann Fabric and Crafts did not respond to a request for comment submitted outside of business hours.
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