FBI slammed after NJ mayor made bizarre comment during hunt for J6 suspect

A New Jersey Mayor appeared to be shaken up as the FBI searched for a J6 suspect. Helmetta Mayor Christopher Slavicek said: "A situation like this of course brings heightened anxiety — it's not normal to see FBI agents and vehicles and tanks in your community... You never think something like this will happen in your own backyard." It's unclear if the mayor was exaggerating or serious as I couldn't locate a video of a tank at the time this was posted. Either way, the FBI was taking massive amounts of criticism after this report by USA Today came out.

USA Today reported on the man who allegedly used pepper spray during the incident on J6. The news report said:

Yetman was the subject of a USA TODAY investigation in March that revealed that hundreds of people who could be identified from photos and videos of the riots had not yet been charged or arrested. Many of those people had been identified by volunteer sleuths online and reported to the FBI. USA TODAY verified and sought out some of those people, including Yetman. The FBI provided this photo of Gregory Yetman. The bureau said its Newark Field Office was searching for Yetman in New Jersey on Nov. 8. 2023, "in connection with the January 6th attack on the US Capitol."

In videos from Jan. 6, the man identified as Yetman can be seen picking up a large canister of pepper spray from the ground and spraying it toward Capitol police and protesters. Photos of that man were posted on the FBI's wanted list for the insurrection, and he was labeled as suspect #278 AFO. AFO stands for “Assault on a Federal Officer.