A purported Proud Boys organizer was arrested in Florida Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

Joseph Biggs faces charges of obstructing Congressional proceedings, entering a restricted building, disrupting government business, disorderly conduct and more in connection with the chaos.

An FBI affidavit identified Biggs as the man shown in several photos in and around the Capitol Building.

Investigators said he admitted to being present inside the building but denied taking part in any forced entry and said he was not aware of any plans to storm the Capitol.

Biggs and other Proud Boys members, the affidavit alleges, were not dressed in the Proud Boys usual colors of yellow and black but wore “incognito” clothing. It was a move both Biggs Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio had called for in late December in a videos shared on social media, authorities said.

Photos purported to be of Biggs show a man in a blue and gray plaid shirt, blue jeans, a winter cap and glasses.

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