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Texas man pardoned over Jan. 6 attack is wanted in 2016 charge of soliciting a minor

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Andrew Taake was accused of attacking police officers with bear spray and a metal whip during the Capitol assault.

Texas man pardoned over Jan. 6 attack is wanted on 2016 charge of soliciting a minor

Summary

Andrew Taake, pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, is now wanted in Texas for a 2016 charge of soliciting a minor.

Despite a state request to hold him, he was released from federal custody.

Authorities are now working to track him down.

Other pardoned Jan. 6 participants have also faced legal trouble, including an Indiana man fatally shot by police, a Florida man arrested on gun charges, and a Kentucky man facing renewed firearms offenses.

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