• The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Jonathan Pollock in relation to the Capitol riot in June 2021.
  • On Friday, the FBI announced an offer of $15,000 for information that could lead to his arrest. 
  • Federal authorities have accused Pollock of assaulting multiple officers during the insurrection.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering $15,000 for information that leads to the arrest of Jonathan Daniel Pollock, a January 6 defendant the agency has been trying to arrest since June 2021.

Pollock faces multiple charges, including assaulting officers, theft of government property, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, in relation to the Capitol insurrection, the FBI said. 

According to an affidavit, Pollock was caught on body camera footage charging towards police officers while brandishing flagpoles at around 2:00 p.m. on the day of the insurrection, Insider previously reported.

The Justice Department accused Pollock of assaulting three police officers, including punching and pushing one in the neck, kneeling and punching another in the face, and pulling a third down a flight of stairs.

The FBI said Pollock is believed to have friends and family in central and north Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. 

The agency said Pollock is a welder and ironworker by trade and suspect that he is working similar jobs. 

At least 800 people have so far been charged in connection with the Capitol riot. More than 200 have pleaded guilty

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