Sibling Jan. 6 riot defendants on the lam after removing ankle monitors
Rioters clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)
March 06, 2023
Authorities are seeking two Jan. 6 riot defendants who have gone missing, the Associated Press reports.
A federal judge in Washington last week issued a bench warrant for Olivia Pollock and Joseph Hutchinson III after the court received notification that they had tampered with or removed their ankle monitors, an FBI agent told The AP.
Olivia Pollock is the sister of Jonathan Pollock, a Capitol riot defendant who has been missing since September, according to The AP.
Jonathan Pollack is accused of assaulting several police officers amid the riot, and anyone with information leading to his arrest and conviction is eligible for a reward of up to $30,000, the FBI said in a news release.
Joe Boland, a special agent with the FBI’s Lakeland, Florida office, said one of the ankle monitors was recovered but declined to say which defendant it belonged to, the report said.
The FBI hadn’t located either defendant as of Monday afternoon, the report said.
Olivia Pollock and Hutchinson were arrested in 2021 and were among five people indicted on June 30 of last year in connection with the breach on the Capitol, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
Olivia Pollock is accused of trying to take a baton away from an officer and elbowing an officer in the chest amid the riot.
Hutchinson is accused of pulling back a fence, allowing other rioters to swarm the Capitol, and punching and pushing several officers.
Hutchinson, a Georgia resident, was scheduled to face trial in August, and Olivia Pollock’s trial on Monday was rescheduled for August.
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