Okay, ladies: Line up! He paints his body red and runs around a baseball stadium to support his favorite team! He’s a Tucker Carlson fan! He’s an avid Trump supporter! He’s been the target of a Tucker Carlson conspiracy theory about January 6th! He’s single (we assume), and he’s also an indicted felon.
That’s right, Rally Runner–he legally changed his name to reflect his role in the St. Louis Cardinals’ mythos; before that, he was known as Daniel Donnelly Jr.–was arrested in St. Louis on five charges for his role in the Republican-led domestic terrorist attack on Congress.
According to NBC News, Runner was the target of a conspiracy started by a lawyer for a number of charged January 6th insurrectionists who stated on Carlson’s program that Runner was “clearly a law enforcement officer” and an “agent provocateur” who was sent to stir up trouble in the crowd. Carlson would pick up on the conspiracy and repeat it on his show. In fact, Runner was a fan of Carlson’s who simply attacked the Capitol because he believed the other conspiracy theories Carlson broadcast. “Disappointed is an understatement,” Runner said. “For years, I believed Tucker was a responsible reporter focused on stopping ‘Fake News’ just to be hit with this story.”