Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture, prosecutors said. “You did not get carried away in the moment.” Dempsey pleaded guilty in January to two counts of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon. “It doesn’t consider the person he is, how much he has grown.” Dempsey was wearing a tactical vest, a helmet and an American flag gaiter covering his face when he attacked police at a tunnel leading to the Lower West Terrace doors. Dempsey engaged in at least three other acts of “vicious political violence” that didn’t lead to criminal charges “for various reasons,” according to prosecutors.

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Jan. 6 rioters freed by Trump include Californians and those who assaulted officers
2 months, 1 week ago

Jan. 6 rioters freed by Trump include Californians and those who assaulted officers

LA Times  

David Dempsey stomping on police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to prosecutors. Other Jan. 6 defendants — whom Trump called “hostages” — were also released across the country, based on Justice Department referrals of Trump’s orders to the Bureau of Prisons. “Whether you voted for him because he promised these pardons or for some other …

Man who smashed door moments before officer killed Capitol rioter gets 8 years in prison
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Man who smashed door moments before officer killed Capitol rioter gets 8 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and smashed glass panels on a door — moments before a police officer fatally shot another rioter climbing through the opening — was sentenced on Thursday to eight years in prison. Zachary Alam was one of the first rioters sentenced since this week’s electoral victory by President-elect Donald Trump, who has …

California man given one of the longest Jan. 6 sentences for violence during insurrection
7 months, 2 weeks ago

California man given one of the longest Jan. 6 sentences for violence during insurrection

LA Times  

This image from video from the Justice Department contained in the sentencing memorandum, and annotated by the source, shows David Nicholas Dempsey stomping on police officers in the Lower West Terrace Tunnel at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. “For over one hour, defendant David Dempsey viciously assaulted and injured police officers defending the Lower West Terrace …

Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison

LA Times  

This image from video from police-worn body camera and contained in the sentencing memorandum from the Justice Department shows John George Todd III in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer’s hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Friday to …

Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack
10 months ago

Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. But the panel found no evidence that the jury pool had any preconceived notions about Webster, “or even knew who he was.” Jurors rejected …

California man who testified against Capitol riot companion is sentenced to home detention
10 months, 3 weeks ago

California man who testified against Capitol riot companion is sentenced to home detention

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A California man who organized a “group of fighters” to storm the U.S. Capitol — and later testified against one of his companions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack — was sentenced on Friday to six months of home detention. Before the riot, Taylor organized a Telegram group that he called “The California Patriots—DC Brigade” for those “that …

Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
1 year ago

Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to more than five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. “I’ll be honest: I deserve it.” The judge sentenced Sabol to five years and three months behind bars. Contreras convicted …

Man who attacked police with hockey stick during Capitol riot gets over 3 years in prison
1 year, 1 month ago

Man who attacked police with hockey stick during Capitol riot gets over 3 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former military officer who assaulted police officers with a hockey stick and a sharp metal pole while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Foy, a Marine Corps veteran from Michigan, apologized to the officers whom he assaulted — and “to my country” — before U.S. District Judge …

Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers sentenced to 5 years in prison
1 year, 2 months ago

Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers sentenced to 5 years in prison

LA Times  

This image from police body-cam video shows Kenneth Bonawitz clashing with officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show. Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right …

Capitol rioter who attacked AP photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison
1 year, 6 months ago

Capitol rioter who attacked AP photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan. 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden …

Man who attacked officers with flagpole during Jan. 6 riot gets 4 years in prison
1 year, 7 months ago

Man who attacked officers with flagpole during Jan. 6 riot gets 4 years in prison

LA Times  

Supporters of then-President Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shortly before a riot erupted. A man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. World & Nation Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison A …

Florida man who attacked officers with flagpole at Capitol riot gets 4 years in prison
1 year, 7 months ago

Florida man who attacked officers with flagpole at Capitol riot gets 4 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. Doolin and Perkins were arrested on June 30, 2021, along with co-defendants Joseph Hutchinson and Olivia Pollock, officials said. Doolin and Perkins then advanced closer to the Capitol …

Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Officer With Flagpole Sentenced To 52 Months In Prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Officer With Flagpole Sentenced To 52 Months In Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An Arkansas man who beat a police officer with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault at the Capitol was sentenced on Monday to 52 months in federal prison. The Justice Department said Peter Stager, a 44-year-old truck driver, was in Washington after delivering produce nearby and decided to attend the pro-Trump rally near the Capitol. …

Former Trump State Department official convicted for attacking police during Capitol riot
1 year, 8 months ago

Former Trump State Department official convicted for attacking police during Capitol riot

Firstpost  

Klein, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, had a Top Secret security clearance and had been working since 2017 in the State Department’s office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs. A man who worked as a politically appointed State Department official in former President Donald Trump’s administration was convicted Thursday of charges that he attacked police officers …

Jan. 6 rioter who stun gunned DC cop at the Capitol is jailed for 12.5 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Jan. 6 rioter who stun gunned DC cop at the Capitol is jailed for 12.5 years

Daily Mail  

The California man who stun gunned a police officer in the neck during the January 6 Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. He has now been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for his role in the riot Rodriguez was one of about 1,000 people who have been charged for their roles …

Capitol rioter stuns reporter with 'one of the most self-deluded statements' ever in court
1 year, 9 months ago

Capitol rioter stuns reporter with 'one of the most self-deluded statements' ever in court

Raw Story  

Capitol rioter Danny Rodriguez stunned a reporter on Wednesday when he went on a long diatribe during his sentencing hearing. According to WUSA9 reporter Jordan Fischer, Rodriguez's apparent plea for leniency was "easily one of the most self-deluded statements I've heard in any of these Jan. 6 sentencings." Fischer says that Rodriguez not only expressed no remorse for his actions, …

Man Who Told Jurors He Had 'Fun' At Capitol Riot Is Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison
1 year, 9 months ago

Man Who Told Jurors He Had 'Fun' At Capitol Riot Is Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — A Virginia man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for attacking police as he stormed the building. He said Maly’s fundraising activities may have been “unseemly,” but he questioned whether there was a legal basis for …

Texas man near deadly police shooting during Capitol riot gets nearly 7 years in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas man near deadly police shooting during Capitol riot gets nearly 7 years in prison

Associated Press  

A Texas winery operator was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly seven years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol and joining an attack on the House chamber when police shot and killed another rioter. Christopher Ray Grider also tried to cut power to the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot — “a terrifying act of political and institutional …

Man Gets 14 Years In 1/6 Case, Longest Sentence Imposed Yet
1 year, 10 months ago

Man Gets 14 Years In 1/6 Case, Longest Sentence Imposed Yet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A Kentucky man with a long criminal record was sentenced Friday to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray and a chair as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife. The judge who sentenced Schwartz also handed down the previous longest sentence — 10 years — to a …

Capitol rioter who crushed officer with shield gets 7 years
1 year, 11 months ago

Capitol rioter who crushed officer with shield gets 7 years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack. McCaughey, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, expressed shame for joining the mob of …

Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet
2 years, 6 months ago

Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet

Al Jazeera  

Thomas Webster sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer during January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer with a flagpole during last year’s attack on the United States Capitol, the longest sentence handed out so far in …

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in U.S. Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in U.S. Capitol attack

LA Times  

An image from a Metropolitan Police Department officer’s body camera video shows Thomas Webster, in red jacket, during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers …

Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case
2 years, 7 months ago

Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. Prosecutors have asked Cooper to spare Fracker from a prison term and sentence him to six months …

Feds seek 8-year prison term for officer who stormed Capitol
2 years, 7 months ago

Feds seek 8-year prison term for officer who stormed Capitol

Associated Press  

Federal prosecutors are recommending an eight-year prison sentence for an off-duty Virginia police officer who was convicted by a jury of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Thomas Robertson used his law enforcement training to block police officers who were trying to protect the Capitol from a mob’s attack on Jan. …

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence For Armed Capitol Rioter
2 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence For Armed Capitol Rioter

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia group member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob’s attack, according to a court filing Friday. They say the trial evidence showed that Reffitt planned for weeks …

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter
2 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter

LA Times  

Guy Wesley Reffitt, joined by his lawyer William Welch, right, in a courtroom sketch from February. Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob’s attack, according to a court filing …

Florida man pleads guilty to role in 2021 US Capitol riot
2 years, 9 months ago

Florida man pleads guilty to role in 2021 US Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to three felony charges related to the insurrection and storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. Mitchell Todd Gardner II, 34, of Seffner, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia to civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a …

Officer describes fending off Capitol rioter at man’s trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Officer describes fending off Capitol rioter at man’s trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One of the dozens of police officers injured during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Wednesday that he didn’t punch or pick a fight with a retired New York City police officer charged with attacking the officer. Thomas Webster, whose trial on an assault charge started this week, claims he was acting in self-defense when he tackled Metropolitan Police …

Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot
2 years, 11 months ago

Florida man charged with attacking officers at Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Florida man who attacked police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection was arrested Thursday, officials said. Barry Ramey, 38, of Plantation, was arrested in South Florida, where he is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Ramey on Jan. 6, 2021, …

Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police
3 years ago

Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe as part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last year was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison. Duke Edward Wilson, a 68-year-old logger from the small city of Nampa, told U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth that he didn’t remember many …

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer
3 years, 2 months ago

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer

Al Jazeera  

A judge in the United States has imposed a 44-month prison sentence on a man who pleaded guilty to a felony charge after throwing objects at police during last year’s January 6 attack on the US Capitol and boasting about his actions on social media. Prosecutors had recommended a 51-month sentence, but US District Judge John Bates in Washington said …

Pro-Trump Capitol rioter who assaulted police and threatened Democrat is jailed for nearly four years
3 years, 4 months ago

Pro-Trump Capitol rioter who assaulted police and threatened Democrat is jailed for nearly four years

The Independent  

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Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison
3 years, 4 months ago

Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison

The Independent  

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US arrests 500th suspect in relation to Capitol riot
3 years, 9 months ago

US arrests 500th suspect in relation to Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Shane Jason Woods becomes the 500th arrestee – and the first to be charged with assaulting a member of the media, law enforcement says. Shane Jason Woods, 43, of Auburn, Illinois, who also goes by the name Shane Castleman, was also charged with crimes including assaulting law enforcement and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building, the US Department …

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