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U.P. man charged with Jan. 6 crimes

MARQUETTE — A Laurium man charged with storming the U.S. capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 made an in initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday.

Adam Mancuso appeared in U.S. District Court in Marquette. The criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday afternoon in the case which had been filed Aug. 23.

The FBI first received a tip about Mancuso six days after the event, notifying them of Facebook selfies he took inside and outside the capitol building matching the hatchetman logo that he wore in the footage, and an emblem used by the Michigan rap group, Insane Clown Posse, to several other photos on his Facebook page.

Watermarks on the photos were also linked to his business, Adam’s Stash where he sells ICP-related jewelry.

Mancuso faces the four misdemeanor charges given to most Jan. 6 defendants: knowingly, entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; intent to impede, or disrupt the orderly conduct of government business or official functions; disorderly conduct in a capitol building or grounds; and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a building.

He is next scheduled to appear via Zoom for a hearing in the district of Columbia District Court on Sept. 10.

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