2024-01-06 19:40:00
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today arrested three people suspected of involvement in the riots at the headquarters of the US Congress after the 2021 presidential election. Police were looking for Jonathan Pollock, Olivia Pollock and Joseph Hutchinson, among others, for assaulting an official. They were caught at a ranch in Florida exactly three years after the attack on the Capitol, with which supporters of Donald Trump wanted to prevent the victory of his son Joe Biden in the elections. Referring to the statement of the FBI, CNN reported about it today.
The trio will appear in court in Ocala, Florida, on Monday. They are being prosecuted for assaulting an official, disturbing the peace at night in the Capitol and trespassing on someone else’s property. According to investigators, they systematically attacked the police officers, Pollock punched two of them, knocked others down, dragged them up the stairs or beat them with a flag pole. Pollock and Hutchinson have pleaded not guilty, Pollock has not commented.
Pollock was supposed to appear before the court last March, but she did not arrive for the retrial. Her 24-year-old brother was first charged in July 2021 and has since eluded authorities. According to the FBI, Pollock was armed and dangerous, and the agency therefore offered a reward of $30,000 (675,000 crowns) for information leading to his capture.
The unfolding of the events of January 6, 2021, when supporters of the outgoing US President Trump stormed the Washington Capitol, is far from over. The authorities have already charged 1,200 people, about 900 of them have stood trial, and more than half of those convicted are serving unconditional prison terms, writes CNN. In addition, authorities are still trying to identify more than 80 individuals suspected of violent acts.
In addition, in this tense atmosphere, the campaign begins before the next presidential election, in which Trump and Biden may face each other again in ten months. Trump faces difficulties in his candidacy in some states because of his role in the attack on the Capitol, which should be decided by the Supreme Court.
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