The stepson of a former cast member of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” (RHONJ) was arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, according to court records.
Tyler Campanella, the stepson of former RHONJ cast member Sigalit “Siggy” Flicker, was arrested in New York City on Wednesday, according to court records. He faces five misdemeanor charges.
Phone records subpoenaed by the government indicate that Campanella’s phone, which was associated with Flicker’s account, was inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the FBI. The account was associated with Bayside Chrysler, according to the FBI, where Campanella was listed as a sales manager. A message left for Campanella at the Chrysler dealership was not immediately returned. Court records do not indicate whether Campanella has a lawyer.
Flicker is a Trump supporter who has posted images of herself with the former president, and apparently encountered Trump at an event at Mar-a-Lago last month. Flicker did not immediately respond to a request for comment. There’s no evidence that Flicker herself was at the Capitol, and she said in a social media video after the attack that she was in Florida.
Flicker is friends with Alina Habba, a lawyer who has represented Trump and frequently appears on cable news in support of the former president. Habba did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
