Authorities are searching for Christopher Worrell, a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a US Capitol riot case. Photo / AP
Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a US Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison, according to a warrant made public.
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 January 6, 2021. Prosecutors had asked a judge to sentence him to 14 years.
The sentencing was cancelled and a bench warrant for his arrest issued under seal on Tuesday, according to court records. The US attorney’s office for Washington DC 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.
US District Judge Royce Lamberth found Worrell’s medical care for a broken hand had been delayed, and held DC jail officials in contempt of court.
