Christopher John Worrell

Christopher John Worrell (born June 26, 1971) is an American convicted felon and former fugitive who took part in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, for which he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to roughly 1,500 individuals charged with crimes connected to January 6, including Worrell.

Biography Worrell was born on June 26, 1971, in New York, and lives in Naples, Florida. He has a Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis. extremist group. Worrell was found guilty of assaulting police officers with a weapon During the trial, Worrell denied using pepper spray on police officers.

In November 2021, Worrell was released from jail and was under house arrest.

His failure to attend court delayed a planned sentencing hearing, scheduled for August 15, 2023. An arrest warrant for Worrell was issued the same day. Worrell was arrested six weeks later, on September 28, 2023. The Justice Department issued a statement saying "Worrell triggered a manhunt and enormous waste of government resources. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office spent six weeks tracking Worrell, obtaining multiple warrants, many subpoenas, and other legal processes, all while sending leads throughout the country — from New York to South Carolina to Texas to California to Oregon — to track down tips about his location".

On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to Worrell and roughly 1,500 other individuals charged with crimes connected to January 6.