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mahatmakanejeeves

(56,906 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 05:17 AM Jun 2020

Pittsburgh police ID suspect who allegedly incited violence during Saturday's protest

Last edited Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:49 AM - Edit history (1)

Hat tip, KDKA. I leave a radio by my bedside on all night.

Maybe he's like me -- oppressed for his good looks. From what you can see of him, he's a good-looking guy.

He has a YouTube channel. There's no content. There's a tiny picture of him there without the mask.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKBDzvM_jFhOskHpMABpyYw

WANTED:
@PghPolice
are searching for 20-year-old Brian Jordan Bartels of Shaler, accused of inciting a riot in downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. https://pittsburghpa.gov/publicsafety/blotterview/671





Pittsburgh police ID suspect who allegedly incited violence during Saturday’s protest

JOSHUA AXELROD
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
jaxelrod@post-gazette.com
MAY 31, 2020 10:43 PM

Pittsburgh police on Sunday afternoon served a search warrant for a suspect believed to have incited the violence that punctuated Saturday’s Downtown protest over the killing of George Floyd by law enforcement in Minnesota.

The warrant was served against Brian Jordan Bartels, 20 of Shaler for allegedly “breaking the windows out of a marked Pittsburgh Police vehicle Uptown, against the wishes of peaceful protesters who tried to stop him,” according to a release from police.

Mr. Bartels was not home when police served the warrant at his Shaler residence, but they did find evidence that links him to the violence that occurred Saturday. He is currently facing charges of “institutional vandalism, rioting and reckless endangerment of another person,” according to the report.

A warrant has been issued for Mr. Bartels’ arrest while the investigation continues.

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Pittsburgh police ID suspect who allegedly incited violence during Saturday's protest (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 OP
Do these people not realize there are DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #1
Whoever sent him out to start fires and throw bricks in windows FakeNoose Jun 2020 #14
The kid's apparently on the run DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #22
What is the symbol on his mask? 5X Jun 2020 #2
Sorry. Whatever organization that is, I'm not in it. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #3
Animal Liberation Front? MrsCoffee Jun 2020 #15
Yes it is... druidity33 Jun 2020 #19
I believe... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #4
I think the image is reversed Harker Jun 2020 #6
I was trying to figure that out spinbaby Jun 2020 #5
Army of the 12 Monkeys? robbob Jun 2020 #7
I believe it is a twist on the Circle with an A inside that stands for Anarchy Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #8
A is for Aryan, B is for Bigot,..... jaxexpat Jun 2020 #13
here: marble falls Jun 2020 #16
Yeah, the more I looked at it, the more it seemed like rifles making the A to me. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #18
Social media scrubbed moosewhisperer Jun 2020 #9
Who are these white people who are stirring up shit and who is paying them? Botany Jun 2020 #10
Right - we're supposed to believe these guys support FakeNoose Jun 2020 #11
He looks like a rich white kid, has got republican look written all over him. Mr. Sparkle Jun 2020 #12
He's from Shaler spinbaby Jun 2020 #17
Thanks for clarifying that Mr. Sparkle Jun 2020 #23
A somewhat local lowlife discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2020 #20
Here's a link to the newspaper reporter's Twitter account: mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #21
His parents brought to police HQ today DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #24

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
1. Do these people not realize there are
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 05:22 AM
Jun 2020

cameras everywhere and their phones make excellent tracking devices?

Pittsburgh Police released the names and addresses of all 46 people arrested. 43 were from the area, but 3 were listed as "John Doe" as they refused to give their names.

FakeNoose

(32,356 posts)
14. Whoever sent him out to start fires and throw bricks in windows
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:59 AM
Jun 2020

... DOES know, and that's why they sent somebody young and stupid to do the dirty work.

This kid probably thinks the bandanna on his face makes him impervious to getting caught.
Dumb and wrong!

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
22. The kid's apparently on the run
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jun 2020

At least that's what I think I heard on the noon news here. Police got a warrant and searched his house. They found some weapons, relevent literature and the sweatshirt he was seen wearing at the protest. Undoubtedly, he's going to end up in jail for awhile.

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
15. Animal Liberation Front?
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 08:07 AM
Jun 2020

Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Bandanna - Vegan Vegetarian Rights Welfare Anti Authority Anarchy Human Testing Meat is Murder Social Political Class War Activism Anarchism Anarcho Punk Earth Head Scarf

https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Liberation-Front-ALF-Bandanna/dp/B075C7RWH1

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Liberation_Front

druidity33

(6,435 posts)
19. Yes it is...
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 09:05 AM
Jun 2020

with his social media scrubbed, i wouldn't be sure he is affiliated with ALF. Might've been told that's what blac bloc would wear. I'd talk to his classmates to see what kind of kid he was, what his home life was like... though he'll face justice as a man.


SergeStorms

(18,907 posts)
4. I believe...
Reply to 5X (Reply #2)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:39 AM
Jun 2020

it's a "stylized" anarchists' "A" formed from assault rifles. I could certainly be wrong though.

spinbaby

(15,073 posts)
5. I was trying to figure that out
Reply to 5X (Reply #2)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 06:56 AM
Jun 2020

Someone on Twitter said it was the Animal Liberation Front, but that’s not it.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
18. Yeah, the more I looked at it, the more it seemed like rifles making the A to me.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 08:59 AM
Jun 2020

But I didn't want to be presumptuous.

moosewhisperer

(114 posts)
9. Social media scrubbed
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:23 AM
Jun 2020

Did a quick google search and all of this asshole’s social media has been deleted except for an old Pinterest account. Wonder if this happened after his name was made public or before and he’s planning something even worse.

FakeNoose

(32,356 posts)
11. Right - we're supposed to believe these guys support
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:52 AM
Jun 2020

... Black Lives Matter? Give me a break!

They don't give a rat's ass about BLM, they're just stirring up trouble. Most likely ChumpHumpers too! This pic was already shared on Facebook, and people were saying it's a woman. Not a woman, apparently it's a very young man who's not even shaving yet.





Mr. Sparkle

(2,915 posts)
12. He looks like a rich white kid, has got republican look written all over him.
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 07:57 AM
Jun 2020

* this maybe very bad detective work

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,470 posts)
20. A somewhat local lowlife
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:40 AM
Jun 2020

Shaler Township is North of the Uptown section of Pittsburgh where video of him attacking a police car on Centre Ave near Epiphany Catholic Church was captured by cell phone and posted online. Shaler Township includes a number small suburban towns including his. These events occurred near Duquesne University.

He's wearing an ALF bandana as a earlier poster has noted. I'm not sure if the photo is flipped horizontally or if the bandana is being worn backward. He also wears a black hoodie that looks a lot like it has Animal Liberation on the back.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,906 posts)
21. Here's a link to the newspaper reporter's Twitter account:
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 10:51 AM
Jun 2020
Morning! Resharing my story from last night on Brian Jordan Bartels, the 20-year-old from Shaler who allegedly incited the violence at Saturday’s #pittsburghprotest.

What a wild, unprecedented weekend in da Burgh and beyond


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