'Republican Messiah' Who Allegedly Stormed Capital Awaits Fate

QUEENS, NEW YORK — A Knights of Columbus jacket linked Queens Republican district leader Philip Grillo to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors say.

One year after the storming of the U.S. Capital — which more than a dozen New Yorkers stand accused of joining — the case against the Queens GOP leader is still pending, court records show.

Grillo was arrested on Feb. 22, 2021, in Glen Oaks after a tipster told the FBI they'd recognized his Knights of Columbus jacket in footage of the riot inside the capitol, according to D.C. federal court records.

Surveillance footage shows Grillo jumping through a broken window with a megaphone, prosecutors and court papers contend.

Prosecutors charged Grillo with knowingly entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct and obstruction of an official proceeding, according to court records.

Grillo was released without bail on March 12, records show.

Grillo, 46, reportedly calls himself “The Republican Messiah” on Facebook, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

Patch was unable to immediately reach Grillo's attorney for comment as the attorney who initially represented him has since retired.

Read the full complaint here.