Ray Epps, a Marine veteran and business owner from

Arizona, travelled to Washington D.C. to show his support for

former President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021.And
although he's not among the hundreds of capitol rioters who
were arrested and charged, the events that followed ruined his
life.
Epps, 61, became the centre of a conspiracy theory, pushed
by the former president himself, that would cause him to sell
his business and his home and go into hiding.Epps travelled to
Washington to back Mr. Trump and was present in
Washington when Capitol attack took place due to which he
became the face of the ongoing conspiracy.
Astounded by sullying his reputation he gave an interview to
answer the questions where he described himself as
father,former marine and a staunch but disillusioned
conservative whose leaders had betrayed him.

“And for what — lies?" Epps told The Times. "All of this, it's
just been hell."
The baseless theory stemmed from attempts by some on the
right to blame the Capitol riot on federal agents, who they
claimed wanted a reason to provoke a crackdown on
conservatives. A video of Epps taken on January 5 showed
him telling other Trump supporters they needed to go into the
Capitol the following day. Epps was never arrested,
prompting right-wing internet sleuths to accuse him of being
an undercover FBI agent or informant trying to stir up
violence — despite videos that show Epps urging others to be
peaceful and trying to deescalate confrontations on January 6.
The FBI has not publicly commented on allegations that Epps
was working with them or why he was not charged.
Epps said he never entered the Capitol and told The Times he
immediately contacted the FBI's National Threat Operations
Center two days after the Capitol riot, when he found out they
had flagged him in a be-on-the-lookout alert. Epps was also
questioned by the House select committee investigating the
Capitol riot in November and told them he was not connected
to any federal agency or worked as an asset.

Mr. Trump joined the fray, mentioning Mr. Epps at one of his
political rallies and lending fuel to a viral Twitter hashtag,
#WhoIsRayEpps.
He and his wife began receiving death threats via email and
had people trespassing on their property starting in October,
when right-wing site Revolver News first published a story
about it. The attacks intensified after Fox News host Tucker
Carlson and lawmakers promoted the claims.
Epps eventually found shell casings on his property and
received a letter, potentially a hoax, saying Mexican cartel
members were planning to kill him. He ended up selling his
business and home, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars,
and moving into a mobile home somewhere in the Rocky
Mountains. He agreed to The Times interview as long as his
current location was not disclosed.
It's been nightmare for Mr Epps and his family repudiated
him. He wants to acquit himself