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.

Chief has announced his retirement after spending the last four years in the position. Chief J. Thomas Manger's last day will be on May 2. He took over the role of police chief after the previous leader stepped down in the wake of the January 6th insurrection on the U.

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,