Three weeks after voting by mail in Connecticut, Barnes cast a vote in person on October 28 at a recreation center in The Villages.

The investigation into Barnes began late last year when Connecticut officials became aware of the multiple ballots. The ensuing probe included a November 2021 interview of Barnes by FBI agents who told the suspect that the agency “received information that he voted in Connecticut and in Florida during the November 2020 presidential election.”

“It won’t happen again,” Barnes replied, according to an FBI interview report.

When asked why he voted twice, Barnes “stated that he did so because he just wanted to vote twice and wanted to see if he could vote twice,” agents reported.