Last month’s arrest of Eric Bochene, a Jan. 6 defendant, just over two weeks after he failed to show up for his pretrial hearing in Washington D.C., is part of a new trend in the ongoing prosecutions of those in connection with the attack on the Capitol, CBS News reports.
The New York state man, charged with joining rioters in breaking into the U.S. Capitol, is facing two counts of unlawfully entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds and two counts of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, both misdemeanors each punishable by up to a year in jail.
Bochene is among around 1,100 defendants associated with the largest prosecution in U.S. history, and until his arrest, was among at least six this summer who were fugitives at one point.
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CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane writes that “Bochene is one of a growing number of U.S. Capitol riot defendants who absconded and became fugitives after their arrests or initial court appearances.”
The report notes four of the Jan. 6 fugitives are from the Tampa, Florida area, including Christopher Worrell, a member of the Proud Boys.
Worrell was on house arrest awaiting sentencing at the time of his disappearance, the report said.
