The supporter of former President Donald Trump who threatened the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill with a fake bomb has been revealed to be an avid gun collector from North Carolina with 'issues' who recently lost his mom.
Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, drove his black pick-up truck onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress, opposite the Capitol building around 9.15am on Thursday while demanding to speak to President Joe Biden.
Roseberry called 911, reporting that he had a 'tannerite bomb', and livestreamed his five hour standoff with United States Capitol Police on Facebook before he ultimately surrendered shortly before 2.30pm.
During the Facebook livestream, which has since been removed, Roseberry claimed he had a 'tannerite bomb' and that the 'revolution is here' while complaining about the result of the 2020 election.
He also called for airstrikes in Afghanistan to 'kick the Taliban's a**'.
Cops searched Roseberry's truck and said that they did not find a bomb, but did collect some possible bomb-making materials and a propane gas container.
Details about Roseberry have begun to emerge after his surrender to police earlier on Thursday.
Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, drove his pick-up truck onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress, opposite the Capitol building around 9:15 a.m. Thursday
Roseberry called 911, reporting that he had a 'tannerite bomb', and livestreamed his five hour standoff with United States Capitol Police on Facebook
Authorities investigate a pickup truck parked on the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building
A barrel on the lap of a man, identified by police as Floyd Ray Roseberry, who claims to be sitting in his truck with explosives is seen during a Facebook livestream
Roseberry's ex-wife, Crystal Roseberry, said she had seen images of the man in the standoff at the Capitol and confirmed to the Associated Press that it was her ex-husband.
She said she had never known him to have explosives, but he was an avid collector of firearms.
Crystal Roseberry told the Washington Post that she was married to Floyd Ray Roseberry for 10 years - but that their marriage ended 10 years ago because he had a 'volatile temper.'
Though she added: “He’s never done nothing like this before.'
Tom Lynch, an editor with WRC-TV, tweeted that he had spoken with Roseberry's wife - though it was not immediately clear if he spoke with Crystal or if he had remarried.
'Roseberry's wife told me that her husband left North Carolina last night and said he was going on a fishing trip,' Lynch tweeted.
'She says her husband has been upset of the result of the Presidential election and voted for the first time in his life for President Trump.'
He added: 'Roseberry's wife says her husband recently struggled with mental health issues and recently changed medication. The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office confirmed they were at Roseberry's Glover, North Carolina home with FBI agents.'
Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49, surrenders to police in Washington DC on Thursday after a five-hour standoff. He drove onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress and demanded to speak to Joe Biden
USCP Chief Thomas Manger said during an afternoon news conference that Roseberry's mother had recently passed away.
'And there were other issues that he was dealing with,' Manger said.
His Facebook account was reviewed by Heavy.com before it was deleted by the social media company - noting that his posts echoed statements he made during his livestreams.
Roseberry, a registered Republican who voted for Trump in the last two elections, had shared posts bashing President Joe Biden, according to Heavy.com.
In the live stream - which has not been confirmed by police, the man, believed to be Ray Roseberry says: 'We got a few options here Joe. You shoot me, two and half blocks are going with me'. He is demanding to speak to President Joe Biden and claims he has a tannerite bomb that will detonate if he is shot at
A man, identified by police as Floyd Ray Roseberry, who claims to be sitting in his truck with explosives, speaks during a Facebook livestream
In one instance, he shared a post by Donald Trump Jr. - the son of the former president - criticizing Biden for the horrific situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept across the country.
'The American people will take care of the Talaban (sic) after we take care of ours,' Roseberry posted on Wednesday.
He wrote in another: 'All those dead people are on your hands,' he said of Afghanistan and Biden's strategy.'
'It's almost time…take a extra pair of civilians clothes for our heroes… who can carry arms in… BIDEN YOUR FIRED…NO ISN'T A OPTION…FLEE OUR LAND,' he wrote four days ago.
Videos posted to Facebook before the page was taken down appear to show Roseberry at a rally in Washington on November 14 attended by thousands of Trump supporters to protest what they claimed was a stolen election.
A witness also posted a picture to Twitter which showed the same man in a truck, after he tossed dollar bills out of the window
One video appears to be filmed by Roseberry as he marches with hundreds of people carrying American flags and Trump flags and shouting 'stop the steal.'
He wrote about the 'mega million man march' in posts made to Facebook, Heavy.com noted.
According to The New York Times, law enforcement officials said Roseberry made antigovernmental statements on social media.
Roseberry also appeared to advocate for violence, sharing an image of Heath Ledger as the joker with the caption: 'History was made by those who break the rules.'
'I avoid sh** because I'm scared of me, not you. Temper go from zero to prison real fast,' Roseberry wrote in a post about North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, according to Heavy.com.
Roseberry also raged about social media companies like Facebook which he allegedly compared to a 'lying Democratic politician,' the outlet reported.
The North Carolina man lives in a small town in Cleveland County called Grover.
North Carolina court records show Roseberry has a criminal history for larceny and traffic offenses, as well as an old bankruptcy in his name.
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