Feds arrest freed Jan. 6 defendant on gun charges from nearly two years ago one day after Capitol riot charges were dismissed
A Florida man released from jail after President Trump pardoned Jan.6, 2021, Capitol riot prisoners is back behind bars Wednesday on unrelated federal gun charges from nearly two years ago. The arrest warrant for Daniel Charles Ball, 39, was filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida last August, on charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, and court filings show he was arrested on Wednesday — one day after a slew of charges related to his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot were dismissed. Ball’s arrest was first reported by Politico.Ball, who has previous felony convictions for domestic battery and resisting law enforcement with violence, had been accused of a dozen charges related to the storming of the Capitol, including assaulting police officers with a deadly weapon and using fire or an explosive to commit a felony. The Homosassa, Fla., resident was arrested by local law enforcement officers in May of 2023 for his alleged role in the riot. Ball had been denied bail and was being held in pretrial detention in Washington, DC, as he awaited trial in the Jan.
6 case. He was released Tuesday after his riot charges were dismissed by US District Judge Rudolph Contreras in response to Trump’s pardon. Ball’s case was one of about 450 Jan.6 cases still pending to go before the court.On the campaign trail, the president had pledged to pardon the more than 1,580 defendants charged in connection to the riot on his first day in office. Trump, 78, issued approximately 1,500 pardons for Jan.
6 prisoners at the White House on Monday, in between Inauguration Day festivities, completing his Day 1 promise.Along with the pardons, Trump commuted the sentences of 14 other Jan.6 prisoners, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was serving an 18-year prison sentence after being convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that he will esta...