FBI captures three Jan. 6 defendants on third anniversary of Capitol riot

Zoom in: The three were wanted for: “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees; aiding and abetting; restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds,” per the FBI

  • Jonathan Pollock, who had evaded law enforcement since the summer of 2021, was additionally wanted for “theft of government property,” per the FBI. 
  • Olivia Pollock and Hutchinson had been at large since the summer of 2023, when neither of them appeared at their scheduled trials, per NBC

The three defendants are set to appear in federal court in Ocala, Florida, on Monday, according to the FBI.

  • In the past few years, over 1,265 people have been charged with crimes related to Jan. 6, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for D.C.
  • Nearly 452 have been charged with assaulting a police officer and 123 with using a deadly weapon to do so. Another 11 were charged with assaulting members of the media or destroying their equipment.

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