A man with cancer who was jailed for his actions in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots has been ordered to be released by a federal judge over concerns that he was not treated appropriately.
The man was in a D.C. jail when an unannounced inspection by the U.S. Marshalls last month found that the detainees were being mistreated, CNN reported.
The Marshals found that the jail was reportedly shutting the water off in cells for numerous days, allowing clogged toilets, and an inmate who had been pepper-sprayed and not allowed to wash the spray off for days, leading to infection.
This led to judge Royce Lamberth ordering Christopher Worrell to be transferred to a different jail. Lamberth called the jail conditions “deplorable” and “beyond belief,” CNN reported.
Now, Worrell will be released on home detention as soon as possible to start chemotherapy under Lamberth’s orders.
Lamberth shared that the “court has zero confidence that the D.C. jail” can properly provide treatment and not retaliate against Worrell for his actions, Lamberth said, CNN reported.
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The inspection by the Marshals Service is now resulting in 400 prisoners being moved out of the section of the D.C. Jail due to the conditions.
The Marshals Service report was made public on Wednesday by Lamberth. It found that the agency also observed D.C. Department of Corrections staff “antagonizing detainees” and “directing detainees to not cooperate” during the inspection.
The report found that “One DOC staffer was observed telling a detainee to ‘stop snitching.’”
Worrell, who has pleaded not guilty, was indicted on six federal charges for his actions during the riots. He reportedly wore tactical gear and a radio earpiece while marching with the Proud Boys to the Capitol. CNN reported that he allegedly used pepper spray to assault police officers.
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