Jon Schaffer, lead guitarist and leader of Iced Earth, is sought after by the police, since a photo of him, taking part at the U.S. Capitol riot on Wednesday (January 6) during the final Congressional vote recording for the 2020 general election, was published. Schaffer’s photo is one of the 38 images of individuals suspected of unlawful entry, released by Washington D.C. police and federal investigators. Schaffer photo was taken by Roberto Schmidt of AFP.
The Police department wrote in an online posting, asking for help; “Anyone who can identify these individuals or has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE line at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia”.
This is not the first pro-Donald Trump event that Schaffer has been part of. Less than two months ago, on November 15 2020, Schaffer identified himself and spoke to the German daily newspaper Die Welt while in the crowd at a Washington, D.C. demonstration supporting Trump and protesting the election results. At the time, Die Welt journalist Carolina Drüten posted a picture of the guitarist and erroneously spelled Schaffer’s name as “John Schaper” but did correctly note that he traveled from his home state of Indiana to attend the event.
If someone uses violence against us,
we will react accordingly (Jon Schaffer)
