Long-haired MAGA rioter thought shaving his head would help him avoid being identified -- it failed

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By Ray Hartmann
Published July 21, 2021


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Matthew DaSilva had a signature black-and-gold scarf that he wore every day. But when he sashayed with it at the Capitol riot on January 6, it led two people who know him personally to identify him off on an FBI wanted poster.

DaSilva, from Texas, also was notable for his wildly unruly locks and facial hair. According to the witnesses, upon returning from the Capitol, DaSilva apparently thought a new fashion aura would be a wise idea, as he shaved his long hair and beard.

Now DaSilva is charged by the FBI with a wide range of violent felonies in connection with attacks it says he made upon multiple officers. But unlike many rioters whose actions were captured on social media, the FBI relied upon footage from police bodycams and Capitol cameras.

https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-riot-arrests-2653886199/

Just throw away the fucking key away

[hlthe2b]

1. the Trump Brain Trust...

[chowder66]

2. It wasn't a riot. It was an insurrection. C'mon rawstory.

[magicarpet]

4. ..... It was a tourist costume party with a patriotic theme.....

.... Those who succeeded in beating and injuring the most cops - got the door prize.

[Progressive Jones]

16. No Balls. nt

[Dakota Flint]

5. You can run but you cannot hide... treasonous loser

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[llmart]

7. They always think they are so much smarter than they really are.

Like shaving their beard and cutting their hair isn't going to fool seasoned FBI people.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Or People Who Knew Him...

...that already tipped the feds.
I think they could tell the FBI "Yeah, that's him but he cut off his hair."

[nilram]

8. I recognized a picture of an old high school friend by his teeth.

Not out of the ordinary, just distinctive to me somehow. That’s what I thought of when I first saw this guys picture. A little bit different, but not that different.

I expect there’s a whole branch of automated person identification that’s based on peoples teeth. They’re hard to change. I expect that’s why they want people to smile now in passport photographs, whereas 20-30 years ago I heard recommendations against it.

[StarryNite]

9. I think the "missing link" in the evolutionary chain has been found.

[lastlib]

14. No, just proof that some of the monkeys....

...came out of the tree head-first.

[peppertree]

10. Aww.

[Sgent]

11. You know what would have helped?

wearing a mask next to a bunch of antimaskers when no vaccine was available.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. If he'd worn a mask his fellow insurrectionists would have beat the sh*t out of him.

They would have thought he was a "masker," which is worst than a child molester.

[IronLionZion]

12. Because masks are for sheep

[Blue Owl]

15. Did he burn his printed-out emails, too?

Clever, that one...

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Thought They Were Proud Patriots

Doing the "right thing" for the USA!
Why hide?