Authorities report that a man who had previously threatened a 911 dispatcher and assaulted a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot has once again run into legal trouble.

Jonathan Munafo was apprehended by U.S. marshals on Tuesday near Richmond, Virginia. This arrest follows allegations that Munafo violated his supervised release in the Northern District of New York, according to a petition filed by his probation officer, as revealed in court documents reviewed by Law&Crime.

Munafo has a lengthy criminal record in federal courts, with charges linked to efforts by former President Donald Trump to retain office at the conclusion of his first term.

On January 5, 2021, Munafo made a threatening call from North Carolina to a 911 dispatcher in Calhoun County, Michigan, as outlined in a federal indictment from the Western District of Michigan. During the call, he allegedly harassed the operator, warning her, “F— c—, you’re gonna get hurt for this, you really will!” when she asked him to stop.

The indictment states that Munafo then escalated his threats, saying, “Put a f— cop on the phone now, you stupid b—, or it’s gonna go way worse for your family. I’m not joking, this is not some bulls— call!”

“Put a f— cop on the phone now, you stupid b—, or it’s gonna go way worse for your family,” he said, per the indictment. “I’m not joking, this is not some bulls— call!”

“Don’t make threats to me on this line, sir,” the dispatcher responded, to which the defendant replied, “Hey lady, I’m telling you, this isn’t a f— threat, it’s a promise,” adding, “B—, I’m gonna cut your throat. I’m gonna make you eat your f— nose. I’m gonna hurt you bad for this. It won’t be today, it won’t be tomorrow, it’ll be f— soon, though, you stupid c—.”

He then uttered the words “Insurrection Act,” ostensibly a reference to the Insurrection Act of 1807, a law authorizing the president of the U.S. to deploy military forces to suppress revolt or enforce federal law. Trump has notably threatened to invoke the act this year following protests in opposition to immigration enforcement in Minnesota. At the time of Munafo’s phone call in January 2021, Trump was adamant that the presidential election had been stolen from him, rallying support from his followers in his pursuit of a second straight term in office.

Munafo, still, was not done with his threats on that phone call, adding, “I’m coming to your door first, and it’s public knowledge, you stupid, stupid b—!” In May 2022, the defendant pleaded guilty to making an interstate threatening communication. Five months later, he was sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

The day after his threats to the dispatcher, Munafo showed up at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of the crowd rallying in support of Trump, a federal complaint said. The demonstration turned violent, with rioters attacking law enforcement officers and threatening to kill politicians such as then-Vice President Mike Pence.

At about 3:20 p.m. on that day, the defendant “punched a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer twice while attempting to rip the officer’s riot shield away,” according to a 2023 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). “The second punch from Munafo appears to have caused the officer’s head to snap back. Munafo then took the officer’s riot shield and slunk away into the crowd, leaving the officer without a shield and vulnerable to attacks from other rioters.”

Munafo was arrested on April 26, 2021, in Orlando. He pleaded guilty to two felony charges of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder in the spring of 2023, and in September 2023, the DOJ announced that the then-36-year-old man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. However, along with 1,500 other defendants in the Capitol riot, he was pardoned by Trump for the Jan. 6 case on the president’s first day of his second term.

Another state became relevant when Munafo, listed by the DOJ as a New York resident, was released from prison in his Michigan case and was transferred to the Northern District of New York’s jurisdiction. He was subsequently accused of violating his release conditions and jailed again.

While in a New York jail, he allegedly “flooded” his cell, broke a sprinkler device, and “faked” a medical emergency “for attention,” court records state.

He was ultimately released and placed on probation, leading to his alleged fleeing to Virginia that precipitated his arrest this week. He is set to appear for a preliminary hearing on Monday.