Investigative journalist Steve Baker was apprehended by the FBI on Friday, according to Blaze Media, his employer. He was taken into custody for what the media outlet described as “non-violent misdemeanors” related to his reporting on January 6.
In video footage released by Blaze Media, Baker can be seen being escorted by authorities during the arrest. Blaze Media reported, “Blaze Media Investigative Journalist [Steve Baker] has now been taken into FBI custody for his J6 reporting.”
Baker revealed on Tuesday that his legal representatives had been informed by the FBI about a signed arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in “J6 crimes.” He was instructed to surrender himself to federal authorities on Friday in Dallas, Texas.
In an online announcement on Tuesday, Baker disclosed the existence of the arrest warrant. He detailed that he was required to present himself to the FBI at 7 a.m. on Friday in Texas, from where he would be transferred to the Dallas Courthouse for a 10 a.m. appointment with the magistrate.
“My attorneys have also been assured by the gov. that this will be an ‘in and out’ affair and that they have ‘no intention’ of detaining me. But, rather than issuing a simple order to appear, they seem to feel the need to give me a dose of the personal humiliation treatment,” Baker wrote in a social media post. Baker’s arrest is the latest in a series involving journalists who reported on the January 6 events, including David Medina and Owen Shroyer.
