The former Montgomery and Fairfax county chief came out of retirement after the Jan. 6 riots and built up the Capitol Police intelligence and civil disturbance units.

The U.S. Capitol police chief, who took over the department following the Jan. 6 riot, and led the police force in Montgomery and Fairfax counties, said Tuesday that he is retiring in May.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger is retiring in early May after serving more than four decades in law enforcement.  Manger, who was hired after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol,