Texas man pardoned over Jan. 6 attack is wanted by prosecutors over 2016 charge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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.

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.

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