A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home, the FBI said on Friday.
Christopher Worrell, of Naples, Florida, was taken to a hospital where he remained on Friday, according to the FBI’s Tampa office. The FBI did not provide further details about his condition.
Authorities had been searching for weeks for Worrell, who had been on house arrest when he went missing last month ahead of his sentencing in Washington. Prosecutors had been seeking 14 years in prison for Worrell on convictions for assault, obstruction of Congress and other offenses.
The FBI said that agents quickly surrounded and entered Worrell’s home on Thursday after he returned, found the man unconscious and “immediately provided medical attention.” Authorities say agents found night-vision goggles, $4,000 in cash, and survivalist gear in his home.
Worrell, 52, was convicted after a bench trial in May of assaulting officers with pepper spray gel as the mob of Donald Trump supporters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Authorities say Worrell, dressed in tactical vest, bragged that he “deployed a whole can” and shouted insults at officers, calling them “commies” and “scum.”
Prosecutors say Worrell then lied on the witness stand at trial, claiming that he was actually spraying other rioters. The judge called that claim “preposterous,” prosecutors said in court papers.
I like how they refer to singular members as a “Proud Boy”.
“Proud Boy” sounds like a toddler who just made wee-wee and poo-poo in the potty all by himself!
I always thought “proud boys” sounded like a gay pride movement.
Reddit did a good job making sure that “proud boys” returned very homosexual content in a Google search before Jan 6th. They took that back by… attempting a coup. Pretty hefty uno reverse card in the world of SEO if I’m being honest, it was a bold move and it payed off. SEO-wise, anyways.
Its based of a broadway play.
Which is still more of an accomplishment than any of these adult asshacks are capable of.
a toddler who just made wee-wee and poo-poo in the potty all by himself
Now he’s doing it on the whole country.
💀
So… They’ll be seeking at least 14 years now?
Does this basically mean he tried to overdose? Shame they found him.
Since he “covertly” tried to return, it sounds like he crawled through a window and fell or something?
Aww Mr. Insurrectionist suddenly not so tough anymore? Thought he could go live in the woods and then wimped out?
What a little baby.
Not the Worrell anyone will be missing.
This guy, on the other hand, I think all of us who knew him miss him.
Ah the bin Ladin approach
