New York pickup artist and 'dangerous conspiracy theorist', 33, is jailed for huge weapons cache discovered in his Manhattan apartment after his arrest for attending U.S. Capitol riot

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A pickup artist accused of participating in the US Capitol riot has been jailed for a massive stockpile of weapons and ammunition discovered in his Manhattan apartment. 

Samuel Fisher, 33, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. 

New York City's Joint Terrorism Task Force seized the weapons from Fisher as part of an investigation into his alleged involvement two weeks after the January 6 riot.

Agents found an AR-15 style rifle, a pistol, a shotgun, 11 pre-loaded high-capacity ammunition magazines, tactical gear, two machetes and a knife at his Upper East Side apartment.

The dating coach, who advertised his services under the pseudonym Bradley Holiday online, was charged last year with 17 counts of possession of a weapon. 

Fisher, who is set to go to federal trial later this year, told the Manhattan Supreme court on Monday that he regretted his actions. 

'I know what I did was wrong and I accept that my actions have consequences,' he said before being taken into custody. 

Prosecutors initially sought a four-year sentence, while Fisher's attorney asked for a three-and-a-half-year prison that recognized his 'substance abuse and mental health struggles.' 

Samuel Fisher, 33, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said that Fisher is 'a dangerous conspiracy theorist who participated in one of the gravest attacks on our democracy.'

'Not only did he threaten to commit violence against his fellow citizens, he had the potential to follow through with his arsenal of advanced weaponry and ammunition,' Bragg said in a statement. 

Fisher is scheduled for a status conference for his federal case on May 5. He faces one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building and one count of disorderly and disruptive conduct.  

Two weeks after the January 6 coup, New York City's Joint Terrorism Task Force seized a cache of weapons from Fisher as part of an investigation stemming from his alleged involvement in the riot. Fisher said he regretted his actions before being taken into custody 

Fisher, who is set to go to federal trial later this year, posted pictures at the January 6 riot pictures on Facebook under his Brad Holiday alias

Fisher, under the alias Brad Holiday, ran a YouTube channel entitled: 'Helping men get high value girls', and a website, LuxLifeDating

Fisher was cornered by armed agents and handcuffed on a Manhattan sidewalk on January 20, two weeks after the riot. 

Investigators said that a search of his Upper East Side turned up a cache of weapons. 

Fisher's lawyer, Wayne Gosnell, argued on Monday that his client was getting help for his substance abuse and mental health concerns.   

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said that Fisher is 'a dangerous conspiracy theorist who participated in one of the gravest attacks on our democracy'

Gosnell said that Fisher was looking forward to putting this chapter behind him and was thankful that the court had recognized his 'unique mental health and addiction issues and imposed a tough but fair sentence.'

'Sam is a good person who did a bad thing,' Gosnell said.    

Fisher, a self-proclaimed Trump loyalist, used his Brad Holiday accounts to spread conspiracy theories and claim that the 2020 Presidential election was rigged.   

One image on his Facebook, showing him posing with three weapons in front of a Trump flag, was captioned: 'Can't wait to bring a liberal back to this freedom palace,' federal court documents state.  

In the aftermath of the riot, the Manhattan-based businessman posted: 'People died but it was f****** great if you ask me.' 

He also told people to 'stand up to the evils of this Government… and remove them physically,' in a blog post on his website, www.bradholiday.com.  

'Seeing cops literally run . . . was the coolest thing [I've] ever seen in my life,' he wrote.  

Fisher, under the alias Brad Holiday, ran a YouTube channel entitled: 'Helping men get high value girls', and a website, LuxLifeDating.

'We help men learn to pick up girls,' the website - which is now blocked- states. 

'Are you a man struggling to pick up women? My name is Brad Holiday and me and Jason James help men get high value girls using my predictable pick-up system. If you're interested in getting more girls with predictability click the button below to learn more.'  

In one video, he notes the 'healthy relationship' between Donald and Melania Trump, and approvingly says that they met when Trump, 'such a boss,' he remarks, ditched a date and 'cold approached' her.   

Federally, Fisher is accused of unlawful entry to the Capitol grounds and disorderly conduct once he got there, but his lawyer says there is no evidence he was ever actually inside the Capitol.  

Fisher's lawyer, Wayne Gosnell, argued on Monday that his client was getting help for his substance abuse and mental health concerns

'I know what I did was wrong and I accept that my actions have consequences,' Fisher said before being taken into custody

Fisher's parents in court cried during the sentencing 

Fisher, a self-proclaimed Trump loyalist, used his Brad Holiday accounts to spread conspiracy theories and claim that the 2020 Presidential election was rigged

Footage taken from a Manhattan window, published by the New York Post last year, showed the moment that Fisher was surrounded.   

According to an affidavit by an FBI agent, Fisher had complained about supposed election fraud in online posts before the riot and said that 'we must stand up to these people and take our world back... it's time to bring the pain upon them'.  

His other online comments allegedly included: 'They can't arrest us all man'... 'gotta stand up'... 'bring ur guns sr'... 'I'd exercise my 2A [Second Amendment] legal rights there'.  

Hours before the riot, authorities say, Fisher said he was in DC and voiced fears that 'it could be over' if 'millions of patriots don't show up with guns', adding that 'the swamp and pedophiles in Hollywood are immortal'. 

On January 6, 2021, he allegedly posted a picture of a stash of firearms after leaving comments on Facebook including 'gotta make a stand' and 'not gonna be intimidated'. 

He subsequently added that 'if it kicks off I got a vest and my rifle', according to the testimony by an FBI agent.

Under his pseudonym of Brad Holiday, he also posted a blog on January 6 warning that 'we aren't looking to fight or hurt anyone... but the odds that this is going to be solved any other way... is next to nothing.' 

Fisher allegedly posted this image of a stash of weapons that he had with him in Washington before the Capitol riot. It is unclear whether he took them to the Capitol

At least 185 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding police on January 6 as throngs of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol

In the blog post, he laid out three possibilities for what might happen:

- 'Trump has an Ace card up his sleeve. He plays it. The Deep State is arrested and hanged on the White House lawn for the High Treason'

 - 'Trump fails, Biden gets installed… Patriots are ineffective and we live under the rule of the elite pedophiles and Chinese communist party'

- 'Trump fails, Biden gets installed… Patriots show up in the millions with guns. They execute all treasonous members of government and rebuild'. 

Once the chaos began, Fisher posted a picture of himself among a sea of Trump supporters in what authorities say was a restricted area. 

The FBI agent said it was 'evident' that Fisher had entered the Capitol grounds 'with intent to impede, disrupt, and disturb the orderly conduct of the certification proceedings underway inside the Capitol'.  

After an informant tipped off the FBI, investigators found Fisher's alleged posts including one after the event where he apparently wrote that 'seeing cops literally run... was the coolest thing I've ever seen in my life'. 

'People died . . . but it was f***ing great if you ask me . . . i got tear gassed and pepper sprayed,' he allegedly wrote.  

At least 185 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding police on January 6 as throngs of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential election victory.