Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing

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https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...-11086013.html

WASHINGTON ? Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison, according to a warrant made public Friday.

Christopher Worrell, 52, of Naples, Florida, was supposed to be sentenced Friday after being found guilty of spraying pepper spray gel on police officers, as part of the mob storming the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors had asked a judge to sentence him to 14 years.

The sentencing was canceled and a bench warrant for his arrest issued under seal on Tuesday, according to court records. The U.S. attorney's office for Washington, D.C., encouraged the public to share any information about his whereabouts.

Worrell had been on house arrest in Florida since his release from jail in Washington in November 2021, less than a month after a judge substantiated his civil-rights complaints about his treatment in the jail.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth found Worrell's medical care for a broken hand had been delayed, and held D.C. jail officials in contempt of court.

His attorney William Shipley declined to comment. Phone numbers listed for Worrell and the woman named as his custodian during his house arrest were not functional.

More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as leaders, members or associates of the Proud Boys, whose members describe it as a politically incorrect men's club for "Western chauvinists."

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the extremist group were convicted of seditious conspiracy in May.

A total of about 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. More than 600 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials decided by a jury or judge. About 600 have been sentenced, with over half getting terms of imprisonment ranging from three days to 18 years.

[raisedbywolves]

If you can't trust the Proud Boys, who can you trust?

[Boston Babe 73]

If you can't trust the Proud Boys, who can you trust?

This. I mean, he's an upstanding citizen. What could go wrong?

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christo...fbi-january-6/

Christopher Worrell, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, was taken into custody on Thursday after more than a month on the run.

Worrell was captured by FBI agents while trying to "covertly return" to his home in Central Naples, Florida, the bureau's Tampa field office said in a statement Friday. Agents surrounded the residence and went inside, where they found him unconscious and provided medical attention. Worrell had "night-vision goggles, $4,000 in cash, and survivalist gear" in his home, the bureau said. He remains in the hospital.

[Angiebla]

Glad they found him, what an idiot going back to his house. Not surprised hes a prepper. Wonder why he was unconscious.

[Boston Babe 73]

Oh. So NOW he wants to be back home

Maybe this will mean actual prison instead of "Playdough Prison".

[Bewitchingstorm]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christo...fbi-january-6/

The being unconscious part is weird.

[raisedbywolves]

The being unconscious part is weird.

I am wondering if he was trying to commit suicide or just accidentally OD'd. Maybe he went home to get his stash? Anyway, he seems to be ok because I saw a headline saying he is about to be arraigned again. It's behind a paywall though.

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...unt-sentenced/

A member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted on charges that included assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later cut off his ankle monitor in an attempt to flee from law enforcement was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday.

Christopher Worrell, of Florida, was convicted of seven counts at a bench trial last year after prosecutors alleged he sprayed law enforcement officers during the attack as they defended the north side of the Capitol against a large group of rioters.

Court documents filed after Worrell's arrest revealed his disappearance triggered an FBI manhunt. After law enforcement located him at his home, he allegedly "pretended" he had suffered a drug overdose in order to delay his capture, a characterization Worrell and his defense rejected during Thursday's hearing.

Prosecutors said in court documents that the FBI entered Worrell's home on Sept. 28 after staking out his residence.

"Inside, they found Worrell, seemingly unresponsive, with an opened bottle of opioid prescription medication in his hand," prosecutors said in court documents. They performed what they thought were lifesaving procedures and transported Worrell to the hospital. The government later learned this was all a ruse on Worrell's part. Prosecutors say he had pretended to have a medical emergency as a delay tactic to stall the government's investigation.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...unt-sentenced/

Good.