https://kstp.com/news/affidavit-hells-angels-member-believed-to-be-umbrella-man-spotted-inciting-violence-during-floyd-protests-/5809447/so about that umbrella man
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In the affidavit, the officer states that the protests had been relatively peaceful to that point but after the AutoZone's windows were smashed out, looting started and a fire was then set, which then extended to the Third Precinct and other parts of the city. The officer adds that the "Umbrella Man" appeared to only want to incite violence.
Within the past week, authorities received a tip about the "Umbrella Man," the affidavit states. Authorities contacted the tipster, who said the information came from another person who wanted to remain anonymous out of fear of the man.
The affidavit states authorities then confirmed the man the tipster identified, who is a full-fledged member of the Hell's Angels and a known associate of the Aryan Cowboys, a prison biker gang out of Minnesota and Kentucky.
It adds that authorities confirmed the man was also present during an incident on June 27 in Stillwater when a Muslim woman said she was racially harassed by a biker group wearing Aryan Cowboy vests, as he was pictured with the group.
The man in question has a lengthy criminal record and, when authorities compared the photo of the "Umbrella Man" to the man's previous booking photos, they found "a striking resemblance," according to the affidavit. It notes eye, nose bridge and brow area match, and the man's size fits the build of the "Umbrella Man."
The search warrant sought to allow authorities to check the man's cellphone location on May 27.
The evidence isn't quite as clear as they made it out yesterday
The tipster could just as easily be an internet troll who googled the guy based on previous media reports, and the "striking resemblance" is based off such a masked identity that it would "strikingly resemble" literally any average weight white male age 20-60 and height 6 ft +/- 5"
maybe they did indeed identify the right guy, and I'd put the odds at more likely than not, but they really did not have the evidence to go public with that accusation without investigating it more thoroughly.
its been 2 months since the protests, why did they feel the need to go public with this bombshell within a few days of receiving a tip, without conducting a full investigation first?
its particularly silly because this guy has already resulted in someone else getting misidentified as him and doxxed, which the investigators themselves cited as reason to clear the cops name
I do hope they got it right this time, but the fact they said they haven't arrested or charged the guy yet really casts big doubt on the story with scant evidence provided