The FBI on Saturday arrested three people in Florida who were charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack and were considered fugitives after fleeing from law enforcement.
Jonathan Daniel Pollock, Olivia Michelle Pollock and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III were taken into custody Saturday morning, according to an FBI press release. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Ocala, Florida on Monday.
These arrests took place on the third anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. The legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the Capitol to keep then-President Donald Trump in the White House.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves told reporters that prosecutors have focused primarily on “those who entered the building or engaged in violent or corrupt conduct on the Capitol grounds.”
Olivia Pollock was scheduled to go to trial on federal charges related to the Capitol riot last March, but she did not appear in court in Washington, DC. His brother, Jonathan Pollock, has eluded authorities since he was first charged in July 2021. The FBI had offered thousands of dollars for information about his whereabouts.
Thousands of images of individuals accused of participating in the attack still exist on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” site. And more than 80 people are still wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol.
Prosecutors accused Jonathan Pollock of punching two officers in the face, kneeing a police officer, dragging an officer down the stairs, attacking law enforcement with a flag pole, grabbing an officer by the neck and throwing him to the ground and a Accused of hitting the police shield. Officer’s neck.
Prosecutors allege that Hutchinson, Olivia Pollock and Jonathan Pollock are facing multiple charges for carrying out a coordinated attack on multiple police officers. Hutchinson and Olivia Pollock have pleaded innocent. Jonathan Pollock has not filed a formal plea.
According to the Justice Department, more than 1,200 Americans have been charged criminally for their alleged actions during the riot, and more than 890 have been found guilty of federal crimes. More than half of those found guilty have been sentenced to prison.
