Evan Neumann

Evan Neumann is an American who fled the US following his indictment for alleged activities during the 2021 United States Capitol attack and was granted permanent refugee status in Belarus.

Evan Neumann
Born
Santa Rosa
CitizenshipUSA
Known forFleeing USA For Belarus

Neumann was indicted by a grand jury for his role in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, before fleeing USA for Ukraine. After appearing on Belarussian state television, he fled Ukraine for Belarus where he sought and obtained political asylum.

A software developer by trade, Neumann pleaded no contest to 2018 charges for crossing police lines to access his mother's fire damaged home in the aftermath of the Tubbs Fire.

Early life

Neumann was born to father Claus Neumann, a Santa Rosa hotelier who owned the Los Robles Lodge and Hotel La Rose.[1]

Personal life and career

Neumann lived in Mill Valley before departing for Europe.[2] He works as a freelance software developer.[1]

Tubbs Fire

Neumann was arrested in 2018 when crossing police lines to access his mother's fire-damaged home in Fountain Grove, California,[3] following the Tubbs Fire.[1] He pleaded no contest at his subsequent trial[4] where he represented himself.[5] He was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and two years probation.[4]

2021 United States Capitol attack

The US justice department stated that Neumann confronted police at the 2021 United States Capitol attack and asked them: "I'm willing to die, are you?"[2] In 2022, NPR quoted the federal indictment against him: "he broke down barricades and used his fists and the metal object to strike officers. He allegedly assaulted at least four different officers over the course of several hours"[2]

On 14 December 2021, a grand jury indicted[6] him for six offences including assaulting a police officer, and violent entry.[7] One month later,[2] he sold his house and fled USA for Ukraine.[7]

In 2021, he was interviewed on Belarussian state-owned television channel Belarus 1.[8]

In March 2022, Neumann was concerned that Ukrainian authorities were tracking him and he crossed into Belarus by foot near Pinsk[9] where he sought and obtained asylum, claiming he was facing "political persecution" in USA.[7] He is living in Brest.[7]

Neumann is an Federal Bureau of Investigation most wanted fugitive.[10]

Family life

He has a brother named Mark.[3]

References
  1. "Santa Rosa brothers face jail for returning to family's burned home". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. Chappell, Bill (2022-03-23). "A Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspect wanted by the FBI was granted refugee status in Belarus". NPR. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. KGO (2018-01-12). "North Bay fire victims face jail time for refusing to abandon mother's home in Fountaingrove". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. "Man accused of skirting fire barricade faces probation after plea deal". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. "Brothers charged after entering fire evacuation area to retrieve mother's belongings". KTVU FOX 2. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  6. Rabinowitz, Hannah (22 March 2022). "Capitol riot suspect is granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing US". CNN. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  7. "Evan Neumann: US Capitol riot suspect gets asylum in Belarus". BBC News. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. Press, Associated (2022-03-23). "US man charged in Capitol attack gets asylum in Belarus". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  9. Kwai, Isabella; Safronova, Valeriya (2022-03-23). "California Man Accused in Capitol Riot Granted Asylum in Belarus". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  10. "EVAN NEUMANN". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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