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Florida Proud Boys Member Christopher Worrell Captured by FBI After 44 Days as a Fugitive

FBI agents found Mr. Worrell unconscious after he covertly returned to his Naples home on Sept. 28.
Florida Proud Boys Member Christopher Worrell Captured by FBI After 44 Days as a Fugitive
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 Florida Proud Boys member who skipped out on his Aug. 18 sentencing on charges that he assaulted police with pepper spray at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested on Sept. 28 after he covertly returned to his home in Naples, Fla.

Christopher John Worrell, 52, had been a fugitive from justice since Aug. 15, when a bench warrant was issued by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth. The arrest warrant was unsealed 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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