A Florida man pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots was quickly arrested on federal gun charges Wednesday.
Daniel Ball, 38, of Homosassa, Florida, is being held after federal authorities executed an arrest warrant for illegal possession of a firearm — a charge that is preliminary but related to his involvement in the 2021 capital coup. It came out. The arrest marks a complex legal move that suggests a presidential pardon may not provide complete protection from prosecution.
Initially charged with some of the most serious crimes during the capital riots, Ball was accused of throwing explosives into the Lower West Terrace tunnel, an act which reportedly alarmed police officers and Some lost their hearing for months. Magistrate Judge Robin Merryweather previously described Ball’s alleged actions as follows: Amidst the most violence of the January 6 attack.
Trump’s Presidential Proclamation Baal dismissed serious charges related to the riots, pardoning him along with more than 1,000 other participants. However, stemming from the federal gun charge May 1, 2023 The search of Ball’s home — which turned up a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition — remained a separate legal matter.
Prosecutors argue that Ball’s prior felony convictions, including domestic violence battery by strangulation and resisting law enforcement, legally prohibit him from possessing a firearm. According to the indictment, Ball’s criminal history disqualifies him from owning a gun under federal law.
Ball’s brief attack on the Capitol on January 6 lasted only two minutes. Court records show he entered the Senate wing at 3.29pm, broke part of a wooden shutter, and then sped out. Later that day, at around 4.47pm, he allegedly threw an explosive device and additional items at police trying to secure the Capitol.
His attorney, Amy Collins, has indicated that she will challenge the gun charges, arguing that they are primarily connected to the case dismissed on Jan. 6 and that “the Florida case is President Trump’s January 20 must be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to defendants’ declaration of January 6”. , per people.
