From left: Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III, Olivia Michele Pollock and Jonathan Daniel Pollock (Photos from the FBI)
Three fugitives, two of whom were accused of cutting their ankle monitors before their trials for their involvement in the riots at the U.S. Capitol three years ago, have been arrested in Florida, authorities said.
Jonathan Daniel Pollock, his sister, Olivia Michele Pollock, and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III were arrested in Lake County, according to FBI Tampa.
Lawyers for Olivia Pollock and Hutchinson did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Law&Crime. It was unclear whether Jonathan Pollock had an attorney.
As Law&Crime reported in March, Olivia Pollock and Hutchinson went missing as their trial was set to start.
A 53-page probable cause affidavit details their alleged actions, along with those of co-defendants Joshua Christopher Doolin, Michael Steven Perkins, and Jonathan Daniel Pollock.
According to prosecutors, Hutchinson grabbed a metal bike rack that police were using as a barricade and, along with Jonathon Pollock — Olivia Pollock’s younger brother — pushed it forward, “providing rioters with unobstructed access to the line of police officers” — a critical moment in allowing the mob of angry Donald Trump supporters to push closer to the Capitol as Congress certified Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral win.
Hutchinson is also seen on police body-worn camera footage punching at one officer and throwing another officer “out of his way,” according to the affidavit. He also allegedly provided physical support to Jonathan Pollock in striking an officer in the face or throat with a stolen police riot shield.
Olivia Pollock, who was seen wearing a ballistic-style vest and carrying a flagpole with an American flag attached to it, is alleged to have punched an officer who was stumbling, according to the affidavit. She is also accused of trying to steal an officer’s baton, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with him.
“The court was notified that they had tampered with or removed the ankle monitors that track their location,” Public Affairs Officer Andrea Aprea told Law&Crime in an email then.
On Feb. 1, Nichols, a Trump appointee, had granted Hutchinson’s request to modify his conditions of release, allowing him to travel out of the Middle District of Georgia for work as a driver. Although he was no longer subject to curfew or home detention, the order did maintain his location monitoring to “allow probation to track his movements.”
The order clearly stated that Hutchinson was not allowed to travel to the District of Columbia except for scheduled court appearances, nor was he allowed to leave his home district for personal reasons without advance permission from the court.
On Feb. 27, Hutchinson, representing himself, filed a request for permission to come to Washington to attend the trial of Doolin, Perkins, and Pollock.
The following day, according to the docket, Nichols issued warrants for the arrests of Hutchinson and Pollock.
Olivia Pollock’s lawyer, Elita Amato, told Law&Crime at the time that she didn’t know where her client was, saying, “Up until her disappearance she was diligently assisting in her defense for her upcoming trial, and so her disappearance was unexpected.”
Jonathan Pollock — had been missing since at least July of 2021. The FBI announced a $30,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
Law&Crime’s Marisa Sarnoff contributed to this report.
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