EXCLUSIVE: Antifa agitators arrested at Seattle pro-Christian rally include ‘trans wolf’ activist
Several of the defendants are repeat offenders and have documented involvement with anarchist extremist group Antifa.
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Several of the defendants are repeat offenders and have documented involvement with anarchist extremist group Antifa.
The Post Millennial has obtained the identities of the violent leftist agitators who were arrested outside of Seattle City Hall on Tuesday while attempting to disrupt a pro-Christian rally. Seattle Police apprehended eight individuals on various criminal charges, including felony assault on a police officer. The defendants include trans activists, a public school teacher, and individuals who have documented involvement with the anarchist extremist group, Antifa.
Of the eight people arrested, seven were booked into jail. Their ages range from 19 to 60 years old, and half of the accused live outside of city limits, according to police records obtained by The Post Millennial.
Seattle Police apprehended the following individuals:
Micah Thomas Napier, 23, of Seattle, Washington - Case Number: 2025-143827
Napier was arrested and booked into King County Jail on third-degree assault charges. He was released from custody the following day, jail records show.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Napier refused to comply with several police demands and allegedly engaged in an "attempted theft." When an officer responded to the situation, Napier allegedly kicked the officer "with a straight forward kick," and was placed under arrest, per the affidavit.
Michah Napier. Photo credit: Katie Daviscourt/The Post Millennial
Napier, who uses the alias "Moses," is a documented Antifa militant who was previously arrested during a violent Antifa direct action in the former deadly CHAZ zone on election night in November 2024. He uses "they/them" pronouns and is heavily involved in Seattle's punk rock scene, according to his social media accounts.
The Post Millennial captured Napier's Tuesday night arrest on video, which showed a brief commotion before Napier was handcuffed and taken into custody. Napier had been wearing a blue bike helmet, a surgical mask, a black and grey top, and cargo pants at the time of his arrest. His blue-colored could be seen poking out of his helmet, according to screenshots taken from the video.
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View on XWhile the affidavit only mentions the suspect as a "John Doe," The Post Millennial was able to determine that the unnamed suspect mentioned in the report was Micah Napier via the timestamp of his arrest listed on jail bookings, which match the timestamp on the affidavit.
Probable cause affidavit details Napier's arrest
Napier was booked into King County Jail
Micah Napier's Instagram account
John Brenton Siebenbaum, 46, of Tukwila, Washington - Case Number: 2025-143769
Siebenbaum was arrested on third-degree assault charges and booked into the King County Jail. He was released the following day, according to jail records.
Siebenbaum has been accused of assaulting a police officer outside Seattle City Hall. According to a probable cause affidavit, a Seattle police officer had attempted to move Siebenbaum away from other officers "while being ordered back from a violent encounter." Siebenbaum then allegedly "pushed" another officer "with two open hands," causing the officer "to fall into additional officers." The assaulted officer stated that he did not sustain injuries from the attack, according to the affidavit.
John Siebenbaum. Photo credit: Katie Daviscourt/The Post Millennial
The Post Millennial captured Siebenbaum's arrest on video, which showed chaotic scenes of police officers attempting to apprehend Siebenbaum and another individual while being surrounded by unruly leftist agitators hurling anti-police verbal abuse at them. He had been wearing a khaki-colored shirt and pants at the time of his arrest, video shows. Siebenbaum can be seen assaulting one of the officers in the video.
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Probable cause affidavit details Siebenbaum's arrest
Siebenbaum was booked into the King County Jail
Rolando Morlan Haynes, aka Rolando Haynes De La Vega, 44, of Everett, Washington - Case Number: 2025-143767
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Haynes was arrested on third-degree assault charges and booked into the King County Jail. He was released the following day, according to jail records.
Authorities have accused Haynes of interfering with an arrest and assaulting two police officers. According to a probable cause affidavit, Haynes had allegedly blocked the entrance to the event and "would not move" when ordered by police. Officers moved to arrest defendant Siebenbaum, and Haynes attempted to "unarrest him." He then allegedly "pushed" two police officers and proceeded to hit one of their arms, according to the affidavit.
Rolando Haynes. Photo Credit: Katie Daviscourt/The Post Millennial
The Post Millennial captured Haynes' arrest on video. He had been wearing a green shirt, grey pants, and a red crossbody bag at the time he was handcuffed and then placed in a paddy wagon, according to the video.
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View on XAccording to Haynes' LinkedIn account, he currently works and/or has worked as security personnel for a "queer-centric 21+ nightclub" in Seattle called The Kremwerk/Timber Room Complex.
While the probable cause affidavit retracted Haynes' identity, The Post Millennial was able to determine that the suspect mentioned in the report was Haynes via the timestamp of his arrest listed on jail bookings, which match the affidavit.
Probable cause affidavit details Haynes' arrest
Haynes was booked into the King County Jail
Naia Shiro Okami, 30, of Seattle, Washington - Case number: 2025-143810
Okami was arrested on fourth-degree assault charges and booked into jail before being released the following day, according to jail records and Seattle police. Okami, a trans-identifying male born as Matthew Joseph Schimmel, is a prominent trans activist in the Seattle area and made national headlines in 2022 after Okami came out identifying as a transgender British Columbia wolf.
Naia Shiro Okami. Photo credit: Okami's social media accounts
The King County Prosecutors' Office has not yet received a charging referral from Seattle Police, so they could not provide a probable cause affidavit to further detail the allegations against Okami at the time this report was published.
Austin Lee Wiedmaier, 33, of Seattle, Washington - Case Number: 2025-143871
Weidmaier was arrested on third-degree assault charges and booked into the King County Jail. He was released from custody the following day, records show.
Austin Lee Weidmaier. Photo Credit: Chelly Bouferrache/X
The Post Millennial captured video footage of Wiedmaier's arrest outside Seattle City Hall. The incident occurred when Antifa militants and trans activists surrounded a young mother holding her infant as they attempted to leave the pro-Christian rally. Weidmaier was apprehended shortly after police responded to the volatile situation, according to the video.
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View on XThe King County Prosecutors' Office has not yet received a charging referral from the Seattle Police Department, so further details surrounding his arrest cannot be reported at this time.
Weidmaier was booked into the King County Jail
Melissa Marie Shemwell, 28, of Seattle, Washington - Case number: 2025-143794
Shemwell was arrested on obstruction charges and booked into the King County Jail. She was released from custody the following day, according to jail records.
Online records show that Shemwell has been employed as a secondary science teacher at Interlake High School in Bellevue, Washington, since at least 2023. The Post Millennial reached out to the school for comment.
Melissa Marie Shemwell. Photo credit: Facebook
The King County Prosecutors' Office has not yet received a charging referral from the Seattle Police Department.
Shemwell was booked into King County Jail
The additional two suspects arrested by the Seattle Police Department have been identified as Randy Oudomsouk Phaysith, 19, of Marysville, who was arrested on fourth-degree assault charges, and an unidentified 60-year-old suspect from Lynnwood, Washington, who was apprehended on fourth-degree assault charges, but was not booked into jail, according to police. SPD has not yet provided the King County Prosecutors' Office with charging referrals for these suspects.
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View on XSeattle Police arrested eight leftist agitators who mobilized to disrupt a pro-Christian rally at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday, following a weekend of political unrest at the hands of anarchists and trans activists. The event came in response to Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell condemning a Christian worship event on Saturday, which was held in the former deadly CHAZ zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Antifa militants and trans activists mobilized to disrupt the event. They allegedly launched violent assaults on police officers and Christian event goers for several hours, resulting in 23 arrests.
Instead of condemning the violent leftist agitators, Mayor Harrell issued a strong rebuke of Christians and blamed them for holding an event in the city's predominantly LGBTQ neighborhood. The mayor referred to the peaceful Christian group as "far right" and said he stood with the LGBTQ community. Harrell's office had suggested the group hold their concert in Cal Anderson Park rather than Pike Street, where the group initially sought a permit.
The faithful community was incensed by Mayor Harrell's remarks, prompting a group of Christian pastors to hold a Tuesday rally and call for the mayor's resignation. Mayor Harrell has since doubled down on his rebuke of Christians. Antifa militants and trans activists mobilized, again, to violently disrupt the event.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced that the agency would be investigating targeted political violence against Christians, and the White House issued a statement condemning the leftwing violence. Additionally, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, suggested that her department would also be investigating.
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