Baltimore County man federally indicted in connection to US Capitol insurrection

A Baltimore County man was federally indicted Wednesday for his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Elias Costianes, 42, of Nottingham faces three charges, including obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining on a restricted building or grounds with the intent to impede or disrupt government businesses, and willfully engaging in disorderly conduct in any of the Capitol buildings with the intent to impede or disturb. According to the statement of facts, a member of the public submitted a tip to the FBI tip website and identified Costianes through his Snapchat account and said he posted two videos of his alleged participation in the insurrection. The individual requested to have their identity protected. Investigators analyzed the Snapchat videos, Costianes’ driver’s license photo, as well as images captured on U.S. Senate cameras. Elias Costianes, 42, was indicted Wednesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol insurrection. Authorities said he participated in the obstruction of congressional proceedings and unlawfully entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Photo taken from federal complaint (photo taken from Federal complaint) The Snapchat video showed Costianes outside the Capitol, authorities said, where he said, “Holy s—, they broke into the Capitol.” He then allegedly said, “Let’s…
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