Capitol rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested
Robert Keith Packer, the rioter pictured wearing the “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt” has been arrested, the New York Times reported.
In widely circulated photos, Packer could be seen in a Capitol atrium wearing a sweatshirt that read Camp Auschwitz, above a picture of a skull and the slogan “work brings freedom”– a loose translation of “Arbeit Macht Frei” which appeared on the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The back of the sweatshirt simply read “Staff.”
Breaking: “Camp Auschwitz” Sweatshirt Guy has been identified.
The United States Marshall Service would like to award Robert Keith Packer of Virginia their coveted Silver Bracelet Award for his part in the storming of the US Capitol.https://t.co/CB3pVGsVUV pic.twitter.com/djoHxxiVth
— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) January 11, 2021
Since the pictures went viral, countless copycat paraphernalia began being sold across a variety of online outlets, prompting Jewish groups to quickly demand their removal.
Packer was taken into custody in Newport News, Virginia, where he resided, according to CNN who was the first to identify him.
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