Details on Comet Ping Pong incident

On December 4, Edgar sought entrance to Comet Ping Pong to investigate Pizzagate. He was arrested 45 minutes later after reportedly discharging a firearm. Afterwards additional guns were recovered by the police.source

Besides his background, there were additional signs this was a false flag operation to possibly elevate the Pizzagate situation to a threat so that agencies can take action against the public investigation. A CCTV/traffic camera with the view on Comet Ping Pong reportedly was removed a day before the incident source as well as a lock-down of a two block radius, and additional camera movement. source

A witness who was inside Comet Ping Pong at the time, Sharif Silmi, posted to Twitter that Edgar was arrested trying to hide a shotgun somewhere in Comet. source. Sharif himself mentions that he saw and heard no shots fired source. This is a brazen contradiction to much of the mainstream media's alleged facts.

Three days after the incident on December 7 The New York Times interviewed Mr. Welch and asked about his motives and history. Welch stated that “The intel on this wasn’t 100 percent", and according to The New York Times conceded "only that there were no children “inside that dwelling.”" No clear motive was ever given as to why it was done other than to find imprisoned children, and he doesn't give the "sources" which led him to fire a weapon inside the restaurant, harming nobody. It's also fairly unprecedented that a newspaper would be granted a video interview with such a high-profile shooter on such short notice, but there is a consistent connection between The New York Times and anti-Pizzagate propaganda.

The bullet he fired went through a coat closet door lock and then into their computer. source That this would be announced was predicted. source

According to a sourced article on Heavy.Com Edgar is said to have fired a single shot after employees and diners had fled, not multiple as is claimed, and that he had shot it into the floor. This seems to contradict Sharif Silmi's testimony at the time. There is also repeated claims that he used an assault rifle, and still other testimony closer the time of the event say it was a shotgun. Heavy's article now claims he brought two weapons into Comet. Overall there seem to be quite a number of elements to this story on which the mainstream media can't seem to agree.

Official police report

According to the official police report Welch was in possession of a Colt AR-15, Colt .38 handgun, and an "unknown" make of shotgun. source Welch fired three shots into the restaurant, upon which an employee fled from the freezer to the exit. source Welch pointed his weapon at the employee, but nothing was harmed aside from a door, a lock, and the computer tower which can be seen mentioned above. source

Plea deal negotiations

On February 10, 2017 Edgar Maddison Welch is to submit a plea before the court. Prosecutors have made a plea deal, but it will be unknown until that time whether he accepts it or not.source

On February 10, 2016 Edgar Welch pled not guilty to all of his charges, albeit negotiations are still on-going. source

It should be noted that by pleading not guilty Welch is implicitly stating he does not believe himself to be insane.

More information and archived links can be found on Edgar's Pizzagate Wiki page: http://pizzagate.wiki/Edgar_Maddison_Welch