United States Capitol Police (USCP) chief 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 building, will retire on May 2, a USCP spokesperson told The Hill. 

“I am honored to have served with a team that is dedicated to this critical mission. It is time for a new leader to continue the success that we started together,” Manger said in a statement. 

Before serving as the USCP chief, Manger worked as the head of the Montgomery County Police. 

Manger officially became the USCP head in July of 2021. Over 100 police officers were injured during the riot. Four died by suicide days and months after the attack. One Capitol Police officer died from a stroke a day after getting injured during the breach. 

During his tenure, the Capitol police experienced a budget increase, resolved all of the 103 recommendations made by the office of inspectors general after the Jan. 6 attack and increased hiring. 

In early January, Manger questioned the possibility of Jan. 6 rioters’ pardon.

“What message does that send to police officers across this nation, if someone doesn’t think that a conviction for an assault or worse against a police officer is something that should be upheld, given what we ask police officers to do every day,” Manger said at the time. 

Manger did not directly discuss President Trump’s promise to issue a pardon to a large number of Jan. 6 defendants once sworn in as commander-in-chief.  Shortly after assuming office, Trump issued around 1,500 “full, complete and unconditional pardons” to Jan. 6 defendants. 

Manger served more than 46 years as a police officer. He worked for over 24 years as a chief of police at Montgomery County Police, Fairfax County Police, and the USCP.

“When I took the oath of office in the summer of 2021 — I could not have imagined the progress a police department of our size could make in just a few years,” Manger said. “We made these changes to this Department because of the work ethic and dedication of our entire workforce, as well as the support of our Congressional stakeholders.”