Law & Crime reports:
A Jan. 6 rioter who was arrested in Canada after failing to report to prison and attempting to apply for asylum is now looking at the possibility of spending another year behind bars — on top of his original nine month sentence — for fleeing justice, according to federal prosecutors.
Antony Vo, a former Indiana resident convicted of storming the Capitol with his mother, was charged Wednesday with “failure to surrender for sentence” after being captured on Jan. 6 in Whistler, British Columbia, by Canadian border agents, according to the FBI.
The criminal complaint filed against Vo, which was obtained by Law&Crime, details how he told news outlets in Canada and the United States over the past several weeks that he was “attempting to escape prosecution by undergoing the asylum process” across the border.
Read the full article. Vo, who claims that he was seeking asylum only until Trump’s pardon comes through, was charged by Canada for being an illegal immigrant as they have no record of him crossing the border.
NEW TODAY: Jan. 6 rioter who skipped sentence and ‘fled’ to Canada faces even more prison time now following arrest…
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— Chris Perez (@yankee_MSU) January 16, 2025
JUST IN: Antony Vo was convicted by a jury for Jan. 6 misdemeanors and fled to Canada ahead of a nine-month sentence.
Prosecutors just charged him for fleeing justice, which could add a year to his sentence. He is currently in custody in Canada. pic.twitter.com/txAOfG63dj
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 15, 2025