Suspect in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Surrenders After Two-Day Manhunt

Gregory Yetman, a former member of the New Jersey Army National Guard, surrendered to authorities Friday on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding an intense search.

Law enforcement officials had been searching for him for at least two days after he fled authorities serving an arrest warrant. Yetman turned himself in to the police department in Monroe Township, New Jersey, according to a spokesperson for the FBI.

The case against Yetman is being brought by federal prosecutors in Washington, and he is expected to make his first court appearance Monday.

The charges have not yet been made public. But the day before his surrender, the FBI circulated a wanted poster that accused him of acts of violence at the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI was offering up to $10,000 for information that could lead to Yetman’s arrest.

A lawyer for Yetman could not immediately be identified.

As part of the search, armed officers, including a SWAT team, searched all around Helmetta, New Jersey, a small suburban community in Middlesex County.

The search began this week after law enforcement officers tried to serve Yetman with an arrest warrant, prompting him to flee by foot into the woods, according to Helmetta Mayor Christopher Slavicek.

Yetman served for 14 years in the New Jersey Army National Guard, until March 2022, according to an Army spokesperson.

Dozens of veterans have been arrested for their involvement in the Jan. 6 riot, leading the Pentagon to intensify efforts to root out extremism in the military.

An analysis by University of Maryland researchers found that as of March 2022, 133 people with military backgrounds had been accused of committing crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. This represented about 17% of all Jan. 6 defendants at the time, more than double the rate of military service in the American adult population, according to the researchers.

In the nearly three years since the Jan. 6 riot, more than 1,200 people have been charged, and the investigation is continuing. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Washington announced charges against two new defendants, accusing them of attacking law enforcement officers during the breach of the Capitol.

This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/nyregion/capitol-attack-yetman-surrender.html">The New York Times</a>.