Texas man pardoned over Jan. 6 attack is wanted on 2016 charge of soliciting a minor
Texas man released from prison under President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is wanted by authorities on a 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online, prosecutors say.
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man released from prison under President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is wanted by authorities on a 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online, prosecutors say.
Andrew Taake, 36, was accused of attacking police officers with bear spray and a metal whip during the Capitol assault. He is one of a handful of former Jan. 6 defendants who have drawn attention from law enforcement since being pardoned last week.
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Taake was released from a federal prison in Colorado after Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the Capitol attack.
He was released on Jan. 20 despite Texas authorities’ request to hold him for the pending warrant, according to a statement from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Taake was previously awaiting trial on the charge of soliciting sex with a 17-year-old through a messaging app.
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