Man charged in January 6 insurrection identified as son of famed American artist Gregory Gillespie
CBSN
A 60-year-old man who has been charged in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol has been identified as the son of a fames American artist. Vincent Gillespie, who has been in a legal battle against his stepmother to gain control of paintings by his father, Gregory Gillespie, was arrested in February on charges relating to the Capitol riot.
Multiple videos from the scene show Gillespie participating in the violent riot, and FBI Boston sought the public's assistant to identify him, according to court documents filed by the FBI. Witnesses include a former neighbor of Gillespie and an employee at an AAA in Massachusetts that Gillespie had visited.
Three other witnesses are employees of the Town of Athol, Massachusetts, where Gillespie lives. He frequently attends meetings at the town hall and pays his tax bills there.
