Two of the 11 men − Paul E. Kovacik of Milwaukee and Kevin Loftus of Eau Claire − either fled the country or attempted to leave the country to avoid sentencing. Kovacik was living in Ireland but returned to the United States because he was "homesick," according to court records.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021.

Daniel Ball, whose Jan. 6 charges were dismissed this week, remains in custody after he was arrested Wednesday for a federal gun charge.

The Capitol Police union and other law enforcement groups sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons for his supporters who attacked the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, a move that cut against years of pro-police messaging from Republican members of Congress.

Hundreds of rioters accused of violently assaulting police at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were pardoned Monday by President Trump, despite remarks from his allies in recent weeks condemning those defendants.