Assault and battery

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Re-arrested for Creepy Metro Hair Touching

Bryan Betancur, 28, of Silver Spring, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with assault and battery following viral videos showing him touching female passengers’ hair on Metro trains. The charges stem from an incident on a Silver Line train near Clarendon station, though police have not directly confirmed its link to the circulated videos. Betancur previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and received a pardon. Court records also indicate past convictions for burglary and violating an anti-stalking order.

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