Search continues for Christopher Worrell, of East Naples, as fellow Proud Boy gets 17 years

Tomas Rodriguez, Naples Daily News
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The Tampa-based U.S. Attorney's Office shared a social media statement in late August 2023 from the FBI's Tampa office saying they are searching for Christopher Worrell, 52, of East Naples.
The Tampa-based U.S. Attorney's Office shared a social media statement in late August 2023 from the FBI's Tampa office saying they are searching for Christopher Worrell, 52, of East Naples.

The search continues for an East Naples man in connection with the 2021 Capitol insurrection as one of the co-defendants learned he received the second longest sentence in the case.

Christopher Worrell, 52, was convicted of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection with his sentencing scheduled for Aug. 18, which was canceled that week, days prior to his court appearance.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia officials on Aug. 17 unsealed the bench warrant, which was issued Aug. 15. It did not include details related to his disappearance.

Worrell had been on house arrest in East Naples since he was released from custody November 2021 in Washington, D.C.

On Jan. 6, 2021, after President Donald Trump's reelection loss, a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building. The mob hoped to prevent Congress from counting electoral college votes and keep then-President-elect Joe Biden from power.

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth found Worrell guilty of:

  • Obstruction of an official proceeding.

  • Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

  • Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

  • Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

  • Act of physical violence in the U.S. Capitol grounds or buildings.

  • Civil disorder.

  • Assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon.

The FBI has issued a warrant for violated conditions of release pending sentencing. He's one of six people wanted by federal authorities related to the mob.

The Department of Justice has asked Lamberth to sentence Worrell to 14 years years in prison; three years of supervised release; $2,000 in restitution; a fine of up to $181,000; and $610 in mandatory special assessments, which are imposed on defendants convicted of federal crimes.

On Thursday, co-conspirator Joseph Biggs, 39, received the second-longest sentence in the Capitol riots and will spend 17 years behind bars.

Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Threads @tomasfrobeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran, Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews and Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran.

This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Naples Proud Boy convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot still missing

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