Dating app trips up another Capitol riot suspect, one accused of hitting police with whip (Washington Post, today)

Women on dating apps are really pissed at these guys. Good.

It seems a lot of women are just straight-up asking if conservatives were at the Capitol January 6, and they confess right on the dating app.

She turned him over to the FBI, and his identity was confirmed by a FedEx driver.

The phrase “all is fair in love and war” took on a new meaning Friday, when a Texas man was arrested after boasting to a match in a dating app about participating in the Jan. 6 riot “from the very beginning.”

Andrew Taake of Houston was charged with assaulting police and storming the Capitol building. His arrest follows a months-long investigation spurred by a tip and a FedEx delivery driver who confirmed his identity to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Taake made his initial court appearance Friday in the Southern District of Texas, according to a Department of Justice news release. His public defender did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Similarly to another arrested rioter, it all started with a conversation on Bumble, a dating app.

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