A defendant Capitol rioter awaiting trial in jail said he was considering running for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2024.
Nate DeGrave, 32, was arrested by the FBI from his Las Vegas apartment in late January and is now facing a dozen charges related to the January 6th attacks on the Capitol.
DeGrave told I-Team that he was there during the attacks at the Capitol, making a documentary and not participating in any violent activities.
He said that he and other Las Vegas men who were later arrested were planning to sell the documentary and that was the main reason they came to DC.
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Nate DeGrave, 32, (left) was arrested by the FBI and charged with attending on Jan. 6. He said he “flirted” with the idea of running for Las Vegas mayor in 2024
According to the I-Team, DeGrave is the CEO of an event planner and adult model management company. On a model profile, DeGrave said he was a fitness model, entrepreneur, personal trainer and motivator with “great camera exposure” who was often told that he “should be on the cover of magazines.”
But security footage obtained by investigators showed DeGrave and other men forcibly pushed officers guarding the doors of the Capitol to get inside, prosecutors said.
DeGrave can be seen in pictures from Jan 6th wearing tactical gear, but he told I-Team that he was simply wearing a motorcycle vest.
“I had a firm belief that the Pence elections would be overturned and I knew they would be historic,” DeGrave said. “I was excited, but at the same time I was very concerned about my safety,” he told the point of sale.
“I think there are better, more effective ways to make change happen, and I was toying with the idea of running for Las Vegas mayor in the next few years,” he added.
DeGrave is now in custody in Washington DC pending trial.
Commenting on social media, DeGrave said, “The time has come for the American people to stand up and stand up for this country. We are fed up with the corruption before the uprising. He allegedly said, “We’re out here to protect the country when the shit goes down, when Pence does what we think he will. Let’s try from Antifa, we are here, we are ready. I say bring it. We are no longer silent ‘
But security footage obtained by investigators revealed that DeGrave and other men forcibly urged officers guarding the doors of the Capitol to get inside. A person believed to be DeGrave is circled
A criminal complaint filed against him states that he “attacked, resisted, resisted, hindered, intimidated and disturbed an officer”.
A fundraiser with a goal of $ 500,000 has been launched for DeGrave. Nobody donated until Sunday
He insisted that he and the other participants in the uprising were not violent and exercising their right to protest peacefully. “We’re not violent people,” DeGrave said. “We are not extremists. We are not local terrorists. ‘
However, a criminal complaint filed against him states that he “attacked, resisted, resisted, hindered, intimidated and disturbed an officer.”
Prior to the January 6 riot, an accused rioter posted on social media that DeGrave and other men had booked their flights to Washington, DC to stand with Trump and record the events.
“We will be documenting our trip and each contributor will receive a personal thank-you video that was recorded on-site in Washington DC and will be featured as a contributor in the video mini-documentation,” the complaint said.
A defendant Capital rioter said he plans to run for mayor of Las Vegas in 2024 (file image)
DeGrave insisted that he and other participants in the uprising were not violent and exercising their right to protest peacefully. “We’re not violent people,” DeGrave said. “We are not extremists. We are not local terrorists (file image)
Polled comments on DeGrave’s disabled Facebook account indicate that he said, “It is time for the American people to stand up and stand up for this country. We are fed up with corruption. ‘
The men then allegedly met in a hotel room in Maryland and recorded a debate prior to the Capitol riot.
In the video investigators received, a person believed to be DeGrave says, “We’re out here to protect the country when the shit goes down, when Pence does what we think we do he will do. Let’s try from Antifa, we are here, we are ready. I say bring it. We are no longer silent. ‘
DeGrave insisted that his behavior on social media was just that, and what should be investigated is his actions, which he said were not violent
DeGrave said he has lost “a lot” since he was incarcerated. The description of his fundraiser claims that he was denied proper hygiene, nutrition and access to legal prison visits
DeGrave is in jail awaiting trial but said he was considering running for Las Vegas mayor in 2024
DeGrave insisted to I-Team that his behavior on social media was just that, and what should be investigated is his actions, which he said were not violent.
A fundraiser with a goal of $ 500,000 has been launched for DeGrave. Nobody donated until Sunday.
“Nathan DeGrave is a patriot, a political prisoner suffering in solitary confinement in Biden’s DC Gitmo. While murderers, rapists and pedophiles are treated with child gloves for their crimes, Nathan’s only crime is his non-violent participation in the mostly peaceful rally on January 6, ”the description says.
It also claims that the “corrupt Biden regime” would not allow DeGrave to leave prison before trial because he is a Trump supporter and given him proper hygiene, nutrition and access to legal visits in prison were denied.
According to the I-Team, DeGrave is the CEO of an event planner and adult model management company.
On a model profile, DeGrave said he was a fitness model, entrepreneur, personal trainer and motivator with “great camera exposure” who was often told “should be on the cover of magazines”.
DeGrave has faced charges, including conspiracy, obstruction of due process, and assault, resistance, or obstruction of certain officials.
The next Las Vegas mayoral elections will take place in 2024.
