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Man allegedly carrying Confederate flag during Capitol siege arrested

By Mike Brest, Jerry Dunleavy
Published January 14, 2021 6:24pm ET
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Man allegedly carrying Confederate flag during Capitol siege arrested
Police begin clearing angry protesters from the Capitol building in Washington by using tear gas on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators responded by taunting and yelling at law enforcement before retreating from the toxic gas and the officers with riot shields. | (Zachary Halaschak/Washington Examiner)

The man who allegedly walked around the Capitol with a Confederate flag has been arrested.

Kevin Seefried, the man who was allegedly seen at the Capitol during the siege with a Confederate flag, was arrested on Thursday along with his son, Hunter Seefried, in Delaware.

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