Brandon Prenzlin, a grassroots coordinator for the conservative/libertarian FreedomWorks astroturfing group, has been charged by federal prosecutors for his participation in the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol.
Prenzlin faces misdemeanor charges of illegally entering the Capitol building with a group of insurrectionists. He stayed in the Capitol for approximately four minutes before exiting with a group following the stretcher carrying rioter Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a Capitol Police officer after attempted to breach a barricaded door to enter the Speaker’s Lobby.
Prenzlin was identified through numerous photos he and others took during the attack, as well as security camera footage. He was wearing a distinctive pair of blue and brown shoes, which he is seen wearing in other photos he posted on social media.
A Google search of his name finds his biographical page from FreedomWorks which lists the snippet, “Brandon Prenzlin is a grassroots coordinator for FreedomWorks. Brandon assists in managing the FreedomWorks grassroots community to identify, engage, …” however, the page has been taken down by the group.