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Who is Jeffrey Sabol? Capitol rioter attempts suicide after failing to flee to Switzerland before arrest

On Friday, it was revealed in court that an individual from Colorado had allegedly booked a ticket to Switzerland after which he had attempted suicide

Jeffrey Sabol, 51, from Colorado, who is a geophysicist, allegedly took part in the Capitol riots that took place on January 6 and he was reportedly the one to have dragged a cop down the stairs inside the Capitol. It was revealed in court on Friday that Sabol had tried to flee the country and had even booked a ticket to Switzerland before he attempted suicide in Westchester County in the days after the siege.

At his initial court appearance in White Plains federal court, a judge had said that the evidence against Sabol was "very disturbing and deeply troubling,” and he was hence ordered to be held without bail. Judge Andrew Krause had said, "That conduct is beyond the pale." A prosecutor revealed in court that Sabol had been captured on video as he had dragged a cop down the stairs of the Capitol after which he was beaten by the crowd of Trump supporters who were frenzied and one rioter also attacked with an American flag. 

Assistant US attorney Ben Gianforte revealed in court on Friday that Sabol after the riot had bought a plane ticket to Zurich, Switzerland, a non-extradition country with the US. It was alleged that Sabol had traveled to the New York City area with the intention of fleeing the country but had instead attempted suicide. It was while he was recovering from his suicide attempt that he had been arrested by the FBI at the Westchester County Medical Center Friday morning. The public defender who represented Sabol had tried to highlight his job and community ties in an attempt to secure his release on bail and argued that he had lived in Colorado for many years after moving away from New York. 

After Sabol's arrest, ADIC William F. Sweeney said in a Twitter statement, "We will continue to support our colleagues from our Washington Field Office in bringing all those from our area who participated to justice."

This arrest is a part of a series of arrests that have been done by the FBI in the days since the riot had taken place. On Friday morning, two other women -- Marissa Suarez and Patricia Todisco -- were also arrested according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey in connection to the Capitol riot. They were supposed to appear in court on Friday afternoon following the arrest. While their attorney information had not been revealed, it was reported that Suarez was a probationary corrections officer in Monmouth County who resigned upon her arrest.

On Wednesday, two other men in New York and another in New Jersey were also arrested by the FBI in relation to the events at the Capitol Building.