Jan. 6 defendant missing

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Christopher Worrell, a Florida Proud Boy convicted on seven counts stemming from his actions during the Jan. 6 riot, was scheduled to be sentenced today in Washington, D.C, federal court but is now missing, according to a spokeswoman from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

“We are interested in any information the public may have about his whereabouts,” spokeswoman Patricia Hartman told NBC News.

A lawyer for Worrell declined to comment.

Court records show that Worrell’s sentencing hearing, originally scheduled for Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET, has been indefinitely postponed. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued an order making public the existence of an arrest warrant for Worrell. That order was not publicly docketed until Friday.

The FBI released a wanted poster for Worrell on Friday, saying he is "wanted for violating conditions of release pending sentencing on federal charges related to the violence at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021." The poster urges anyone with information to contact a local FBI office or embassy.

Judge Lamberth convicted Worrell on all seven charges he was facing following a five-day bench trial in May. Those charges included obstruction of an official proceeding, assaulting officers and engaging in violence on Capitol grounds.