"Proud Boys Member from Florida Receives Enhanced Sentence for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Role"
TL;DR
Christopher Worrell, a member of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of assaulting police during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and subsequently leading law enforcement on a manhunt when he cut off his ankle monitor and fled. Despite his apology and citing a serious medical condition, the court found his actions, including a faked drug overdose to evade capture, to be serious offenses. The judge considered his health in the sentencing and recommended that Worrell be placed in a federal medical facility.
- Jan. 6 Proud Boys defendant who led law enforcement on manhunt sentenced to 10 years in prison CBS News
- Florida Proud Boys member Worrell sentenced in January 6 Capitol riot Naples Daily News
- Prosecutors say Florida man faked an overdose to delay January 6 Capitol riot case WESH 2 Orlando
- Christopher Worrell, Proud Boy from Long Island, should face more prison time, prosecutors say Newsday
- Prosecutors seek to lengthen sentence of East Naples man connected to Jan. 6 riots Wink News
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