Norwood repeatedly claimed in the text messages the only reason why police allowed him to assault him was because he was dressed like Antifa. “I fought 4 cops, they did nothing,” Norwoo…
South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police officers during the Capitol riot. “I’m dressing in all black,” Norwood wrote under the name “Robbie” on January 5, the day before the riot and insurrection, according to text messages cited in an FBI affidavit. “I’ll look just like ANTIFA. I’ll get away with anything.” After the riot on January 6, additional text messages obtained by the FBI show Norwood claimed he tested his theory. “I got away with things that others were shot or arrested for,” Norwood wrote, according to the affidavit. Norwood repeatedly claimed in the text messages the only reason why police allowed him to assault him was because he was dressed like Antifa. “I fought 4 cops, they did nothing,” Norwood went onto say, according to the affidavit. “When I put my red hat on, they pepper balled me.” He also claimed that he witnessed Ashli Babbitt being shot, saying that the police officer, “allowed ‘ANTIFA Trump supporters’ to assault him.
