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Florida Proud Boys Member a Fugitive After Skipping Sentencing Hearing on Jan. 6 Charges

A Florida member of the Proud Boys and a cancer patient is a fugitive after disappearing and failing to show up for his Aug. 18 sentencing on seven federal Jan. 6-related charges. United States District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Christopher John Worrell, 52, of Naples, Fla. That warrant had been under seal but was made public on Aug. 18.
Florida Proud Boys Member a Fugitive After Skipping Sentencing Hearing on Jan. 6 Charges
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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A Florida member of the Proud Boys and a cancer patient is a fugitive after disappearing and failing to show up for his Aug. 18 sentencing on seven federal Jan. 6-related charges.

United States District Judge Royce Lamberth issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Christopher John Worrell, 52, of Naples, Florida. That warrant had been under seal but was made public on Aug. 18.
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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