Texas authorities arrested a Jan. 6 rioter lately pardoned by President Trump on Thursday for on-line solicitation of a minor.
The Harris County district lawyer’s workplace stated it took Andrew Taake into custody Thursday morning for the Might 2016 costs, based on a put up to the social media platform X.
“Taake was arrested after a surveillance operation carried out on February 4th confirmed Taake was staying at a residence in Leon County. Taake’s bond in Harris County has been revoked,” the workplace added, noting it’s working with native authorities to switch him to a Harris County jail.
Taake is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with an individual he knew to be youthful than 17 whereas utilizing a web-based messaging platform. The case was nonetheless pending when he was arrested by the FBI following the 2021 Capitol revolt.
He was was the police simply days after the riot by a person who communicated with him on the courting app Bumble whereas he was in Washington, D.C.
Taake was sentenced to 6 years in jail final June after pleading responsible to assaulting law enforcement officials with bear spray through the riot on the Capitol. He was launched from federal custody in Florence, Colo., on Jan. 20 regardless of the county’s request for federal authorities to carry him.
“Re-arresting individuals, like Taake, who were released with pending State warrants, will require significant resources,” Harris County District Legal professional Sean Teare stated in a press release on the time. “Know that we are already in the process of tracking Taake down, as he must answer for [the] 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online.”
