Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
- Christopher Worrell, a former member of the Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting officers during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- Worrell fled before his initial sentencing, but was later found and hospitalized for an apparent opioid drug overdose, which prosecutors allege was faked to delay his sentencing.
- Worrell's defense claimed he brought the spray gel and tactical vest for defensive purposes, due to previous violence between Proud Boys and counter-protesters.
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Proud Boy who fled prosecution, faked drug overdose after J6 riot gets 10 years
A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who went on the run after he was convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol and then allegedly faked a drug overdose after he was caught was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison. Christopher Worrell, who was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray, was on house arrest in Naples, Florida, when he disappeared in August, ahead of his original sentencing date. He was found six we…
Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray during the riot.
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