Lawyer for Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants goes missing
Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Defense Lawyer John Pierce, who represents 17 defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, has gone missing for a week.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Columbia has not heard from Pierce "by phone, email, or otherwise," for a week, they said in a filing Monday.
Pierce last appeared in court for an Aug. 23 hearing in the case of U.S. Capitol riot defendant Jeramiah Caplinger, a Michigan resident seen breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6 in photos and video footage while wearing a red "Trump 2020" hat and carrying a flag on a long branch.
Pierce did not appear for a scheduled status hearing Aug. 24 for Nathaniel DeGrave, who was arrested in Las Vegas and indicted earlier this year on nine counts connected to the Capitol breach for which he pleaded not guilty.
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