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DOJ Seeks 14 Years in Prison, $181,000 fine for Florida Proud Boys Member With Cancer

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a 14-year prison term and up to a $181,000 fine for a Florida member of the Proud Boys convicted of assaulting police with pepper gel on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. If U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth accepts the DOJ recommendation for Christoper John Worrell, 52, of Naples, Fla., it would be among the longest prison terms meted out in a Jan. 6 case. Judge Lamberth will sentence Mr. Worrell on Aug. 18 in Washington D.C.
DOJ Seeks 14 Years in Prison, $181,000 fine for Florida Proud Boys Member With Cancer
Christopher J. Worrell sprays pepper gel toward the police line on the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a 14-year prison term and up to a $181,000 fine for a Florida member of the Proud Boys convicted of assaulting police with pepper gel on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

If U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth accepts the DOJ recommendation for Christopher John Worrell, 52, of Naples, Florida, it would be among the longest prison terms meted out in a Jan. 6 case. Judge Lamberth will sentence Mr. Worrell on Aug. 18 in Washington.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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