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William Beals, a violent Three Percenter and neo-Nazi ally who has menaced drag shows in Tennessee this year, lied to the FBI about his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the government alleges in an affidavit unsealed today.

Federal law enforcement arrested Beals last week on charges related to Jan. 6, as first reported by Raw Story. Beals is charged with knowingly and willfully making a materially false statement, stealing the property of the U.S. government and disorderly conduct in the U.S. Capitol, along with other violations.

During his initial interview with the FBI in Chattanooga, Tenn., in July 2021, Beals admitted to being in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, but denied going inside the Capitol building, even though there were photos and videos showing him there....

William Beals, who breached the U.S. Capitol and later teamed up with neo-Nazis to harass drag shows, is out on bond while facing Jan. 6-related charges.

But Raw Story has learned that Beals’ employment situation — a major reason he’s free to cross state lines pending trial — is not as he described it under oath four days ago.

During his initial appearance in federal court in Knoxville, Tenn. on Aug. 25, Beals told Magistrate Judge Jill E. McCook via a video link from the Hamilton County Detention Center in Chattanooga that he is driving a FedEx delivery route in northern Georgia. She set his conditions of release to allow him to travel between the two states while awaiting trial. ...

William Beals, a violent Three Percenter who was involved in the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol, went on to link up with neo-Nazis in Tennessee to harass drag shows.

More than two years later, the FBI has arrested Beals, Raw Story has learned.

Raw Story reviewed a Facebook update by one of Beals’ friends, who wrote that “a brother of ours has been took in.” That update from Thursday was then shared by another friend of Beals, who added the hashtag “#FBICorruption.”...

William Beals, a violent right-wing extremist who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, has been banned from the Tennessee nuclear power facilities where he worked, according to federal documents exclusively obtained this month by Raw Story.

But Beals remains a free man — not arrested, not charged — despite a bevy of evidence that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol in a manner that’s resulted in charges against hundreds of other rioters.

Federal officials at the Tennessee Valley Authority denied Beals access to all TVA facilities on June 30, 2021, according to a letter he received from the public utility’s police force, which Raw Story obtained the letter through a Freedom of Information Act request....