Nottingham Man Elias Costaines Charged In Capitol Riot Now Charged In Drug Conspiracy

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NOTTINGHAM, Md. (WJZ) — A Nottingham antheral is facing a national indictment for cause conspiracy and firearms charges, the U.S. State’s Attorney’s Office of Maryland announced Thursday.

Elias Nick Costianes Jr., 43, was arrested Thursday for the national charges of conspiracy to administer and person with intent to administer a controlled substance and for possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful idiosyncratic of immoderate controlled substance, officials said.

Costaines is already charged with obstruction of justice, unlawful introduction connected restricted buildings oregon grounds and convulsive entry, disorderly behaviour and different offenses connected Capitol grounds successful the January 6 Capitol Riot.

According to tribunal documents, Costaines was seen documented his movements done the Capitol connected Snapchat, signaling himself arsenic helium went done the building. He allegedly entered the Senate elevator and Senate Chambers.

During a February raid connected Costaine’s location successful transportation with his engagement successful the riot, instrumentality enforcement reportedly recovered 4 firearms and ammunition. Two of the firearms were not registered to him.

Law enforcement besides recovered controlled substances. Three vials of testosterone enanthate, 1 vial of testosterone cypionate and a utilized hypodermic needle. Hypodermic needles are often utilized to inject testosterone into musculus by amerciable users of synthetic testosterone.

In Costianes’ vehicle, instrumentality enforcement recovered 28 grams of marijuana and a metallic integer standard with hint amounts of marijuana connected it.

A forensic reappraisal of Costaines’ telephone revealed grounds of a conspiracy to postulation cocaine and testosterone.

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If convicted, Costianes faces a maximum condemnation of 20 years in national situation for conspiracy to administer and person with intent to administer a controlled substance; and a maximum of 10 years successful situation for possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful idiosyncratic of a controlled substance.