FBI Most-Wanted Capitol Rioter Evan Neumann Flees To Belarus Claiming ‘Political Persecution’
An FBI most wanted Capitol rioter has fled to the ex-Soviet republic of Belarus, known as Europe’s last dictatorship, where he is being hailed as an American fleeing “political persecution.” Evan Neumann, the alleged rioter, was charged in July on six criminal charges. After the charges were filed, Neumann sold his Bay Area house for $1.3 million and fled the country. The FBI classifies Neumann as a “defendant at large.” In an interview titled “Goodbye, America,” released on Sunday, Neumann declared: “‘I do not believe that I have committed any crime. One of the charges was very offensive. It ...