Former Apopka Police officer Nathaniel Tuck thanked President Donald Trump for pardoning him this week. In July of 2021, was arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol Hill disruption caused by Trump supporters who surged into the building on Jan. 6, 2021 in an attempt to prevent the US Senate from confirming then President-Elect Joe Biden as the winner of the nation’s Electoral College votes.
“I’m so proud of it. I am so proud of January 6th. I have no remorse for it, I am very proud of it,” Nathan Tuck said. Tuck also proudly told CBS Orlando Affiliate News 6 that he is a member of the Proud Boys and a former police officer of almost nine years in Apopka and Longwood.
Tuck was facing about 14 months behind bars for his role after pleading guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Nathaniel Tuck was the sole member of his co-defendants who successfully pushed his way past a line of multiple Capitol Police officers, making physical contact with at least one officer as he did so…and he “…spent most of the next hour inside the Capitol building, where he berated officers, shouting at them and calling them “communists.”
Tuck’s father, Kevin Tuck was with him that day and also charged. He was an officer with the Windermere Police Department and also pleaded guilty for his role in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S.Capitol.
Other Floridians who were arrested that day include Joseph Biggs, a Proud Boy from Ormond Beach, and Kelly Meggs – an Oath Keeper from Dunnellon – were both convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Kenneth Harrelson, an Oath Keeper from Titusville, was convicted of lesser charges and was sentenced to four years in prison.
All three have now been released.
