Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may have tweeted about Boston bombing suspect Robel Phillipos; Twitter users ID before MSM

That is the Twitter account of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

https://twitter.com/sunshinesbox/status/329631035207852032

Yes, as the first tweet shows, he did tweet about someone named “Robel.”

As Twitchy reported, three people were arrested today in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing. One has been identified as Robel Phillipos.

Third suspect arrested today is Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge. #bostonmarathon #wbz

— Peter Wilson (@PetesWire) May 1, 2013

Criminal complaint identifies third of the three new Boston bombing suspects as Robel Phillipos.

— Charlie Kaye (@CharlieKayeNews) May 1, 2013

Third suspect IDed: Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge is charged with willfully making false material statements to federal law enforcement.

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) May 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/GarrettQuinn/status/329659290417770497

Twitter users, mostly members of the #FreeJahar crowd, identified Robel hours before the mainstream media.

https://twitter.com/PonyBoii93/status/329630035839426561

https://twitter.com/PonyBoii93/status/329630185752231936

https://twitter.com/PonyBoii93/status/329630393336745984

https://twitter.com/slsf617/status/329661126537256960

https://twitter.com/Esco_Futons/status/329632725269106688

https://twitter.com/slsf617/status/329641722286051328

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https://twitter.com/slsf617/status/329663055967428609

https://twitter.com/IamEvan_S/status/329637911895109632

@cherrynotes83 yup that's it.

— GERRROUT !! (@J_tsarsinnocent) May 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/cherrynotes83/status/329632875039309825

bless this robel kid, he's probably innocent too #freejahar

— Madeha (@madehaaa) May 1, 2013

https://twitter.com/LiberenAJahar/status/329631992507420674

https://twitter.com/IamEvan_S/status/329631756137398274

Junes was not arrested. Calm down. They arrested people named Robel, Aza and Diaz.

— Free Jahar (@free_jtsar2) May 1, 2013

The #FreeRobel bandwagon is already starting, natch.

https://twitter.com/slsf617/status/329631618891411457

https://twitter.com/slsf617/status/329659358822670341

Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.