Suspects arrested exactly three years after Capitol assault

Joseph Prezioso Agence France-Presse In 35 months of a sprawling investigation still ongoing, American authorities have charged more than 1,200 people, in almost all 50 states of the country, for their participation in the insurrection of January 6, 2021.

France Media Agency in Washington

11:21 a.m.

• United States

Three years to the day after the assault on the United States Capitol, the American federal police announced on Saturday the arrest of three people actively wanted for their participation in this event which profoundly marked the country .

Jonathan Pollock, Olivia Pollock and Joseph Hutchinson were arrested early Saturday at a ranch in Groveland, Florida, the FBI said in a statement. They will appear Monday in federal court in the central peninsula city of Ocala.

The three suspects are being prosecuted in particular for assault on civil servants, disturbing public order within the Capitol grounds and violent intrusion without authorization.

Police were offering a $30,000 bounty for information leading to the location of Jonathan Pollock, a 24-year-old welder “considered armed and dangerous.”

In 35 months of a sprawling investigation still ongoing, American authorities have charged more than 1,200 people, in almost all 50 states of the country, for their participation in the insurrection of January 6, 2021 . More than half were convicted.

These rioters opposed the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election on November 3, 2020.

Donald Trump has never acknowledged his defeat in this election and vigorously denies having incited his supporters to attack the seat of Congress.

The central question of his responsibility in this historic event, from which his possible ineligibility for the 2024 presidential election could arise, will be examined on February 8 by the Supreme Court. For the moment, he remains the big favorite in the Republican primaries.

According to a poll released this week, conducted jointly by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland, 39% of Americans believe that the assault on the Capitol was the result of a plot by the FBI.