Filipino American arrested for allegedly taking part in the 1/6 Insurrection at the nation's Capitol

Kene Brian Lazo, AKA "walis man" was arrested for his part in the 1/6 invasion
of the U.S. Capitol.

Federal authorities swept up the broom-carrying Filipino American suspect for taking part in the Jan. 6 Insurrection at the nation's Capitol.

Known as the "walis man" because he carried a Filipino broom (walis tambo) into the Capitol and used an American flag for his cape, Kene Brian Lazo was arrested as a suspect by the FBI in his Norfolk, Virginia home last Friday.

Lazo faces the following charges:

• Knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority;
• Diorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority;
• Disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds or in a Capitol building; and
• Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building.

Social media users were able to track the suspect down immediately after the Capitol takeover before his Facebook page was taken down. Coconuts Manila did our own sleuthing and found that the man, who uses the name “Fam Council,”  posted a selfie of himself inside the Capitol wearing his unusual garb.

In addition, he posted several videos of the mob as they take over Capitol Hill.

According to an FBI affidavit, the agency was also able to find out Lazo's whereabout through Facebook after receiving a tip about "Fam Council" website.

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters, encouraged by Trump, marched to the Capitol,  broke through police lines and busted windows and doors in an attempt to stop Congressional ratification of the 2020 election results in which Joe Biden defeated Trump. In all, five people lost their lives as a result of the attempted coup, including two members of the undermanned Capitol police.

Thus far, the federal government has filed charges against more than 450 people in connection with the 1/6 attack, which authorities viewed as an act of domestic terrorism.