FBI Arrests Conservative Actor for Taking Part in Jan. 6 Protests

Published on December 3, 2023

Conservative actor Siaka Massaquoi was arrested by the FBI on Thursday and charged with misdemeanors in relation to his presence during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach incident. On Nov. 30, the FBI arrested Mr. Massaquoi as soon as he arrived back home from a movie premier, according to a legal defense fundraiser set up in his name. At the time, he was with his pregnant wife Charlotte Massaquoi. The FBI separated them and took him to prison. Ms. Massaquoi “was told the charges had to do with January 6th; however, she was not presented with any arrest warrant. Siaka was taken to Monterey Park Jail where he stayed overnight and was told that he was being charged for four misdemeanors pertaining to his presence outside of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on January 6th.”...