How the FBI located #Oathkeepers head Stewart Rhodes to arrest him for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes was living in Granbury, Texas, but quietly moved out months ago, opened a PO Box, and his physical whereabouts were unclear for weeks. Until he started selling his guns online.../1

Rhodes bought $22,500 in guns & gun equipment btwn Dec 30 & Jan 4 as he travelled to D.C. Btwn Jan 10-19, he spent another $17,500 in guns & gun parts & equipment, totaling $40,000 in the days immediately prior & after Jan 6. These transactions were recorded by the feds...1/

On December 30 2020 Rhodes bought 2 night vision devices & 1 gun sight for $7000 & shipped them to an individual in VA, near D.C., where they arrived January 4. He bought $4500 in Mississippi on gun equipment, incl sights, mounts, optic plates, magazines, & other gun parts.../3

On January 1 and 2, 2021 Rhodes spent approximately $5000 on firearms and related equipment, including a shotgun, scope, magazines, sights, optics, a bipod, a mount, a case of ammunition, and gun cleaning supplies.../4