The decision came after an extensive search for a new Capitol Police leader following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Manger served as police chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, for 15 years, and has run large police departments in Maryland and Virginia. He was named after an extensive search, according to two people briefed on the selection.
Former Maryland Police Chief J. Thomas Manger has been named the next head of the Capitol Police. Here, Manger speaks to reporters outside of police headquarters in Fairfax, VA, in October 2002.The people were not authorized to discuss the selection process publicly and spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Before that, Manger led the Fairfax, Virginia, police department.
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