Violent Trumpist insurrectionist and racist "Proud Boys" member Christopher Worrell was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the January 6 attempted coup, and for disappearing before he was originally to be sentenced last August. From the Associated Press:
"Christopher Worrell, who was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray, was on house arrest in Naples, Florida, when he disappeared in August, ahead of his original sentencing date.
He was found six weeks later after he tried to 'covertly return' to his home, prosecutors said. He seemed to be unconscious and was hospitalized for five days to treat an apparent opioid drug overdose, but prosecutors say he faked his condition to further stall his sentencing. [snip]
Worrell, 52, was convicted after a bench trial of assaulting officers with pepper spray gel as the mob of Donald Trump supporters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Authorities say he was dressed in tactical vest and bragged that he 'deployed a whole can' and shouted insults at officers, calling them 'commies' and 'scum.'
Prosecutors say Worrell also lied on the witness stand at trial, claiming that he was actually spraying other rioters. The judge called that claim 'preposterous,; prosecutors said in court papers." (our emphasis)
U.S. District Judge Royce Lambeth took into account Worrell's diagnosis of lymphoma in sentencing him to a prison medical facility while being treated. Worrell also is apparently a user of opioids, which he'll also have to be treated for at taxpayer expense while in the slammer.
(photo: Worrell flashing the white power sign on January 6. Justice Department)
