Trial opens for police officer charged with storming Capitol
2 years, 8 months ago

Trial opens for police officer charged with storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An off-duty police officer stormed the U.S. Capitol because he believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump and he wanted to interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the Virginia man’s trial. Jacob Fracker, the other off-duty Rocky Mount police officer who entered the Capitol that day, could be a key witness for prosecutors at Robertson’s trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi said Robertson was armed with a large wooden stick and wearing a gas mask when he and Fracker joined the mob that overwhelmed police officers and breached the Capitol. Defense attorney Camille Wagner said Robertson, whom she called “T.J.,” knew that he had entered restricted areas of the Capitol where he wasn’t supposed to be on Jan. 6. Aloi said Fracker is ashamed of his conduct at the Capitol and is “not the same person today that he was on Jan. 6.” Robertson and Fracker both served as police officers in Rocky Mount.

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Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol received a reduced prison sentence of six years on Wednesday, making him one of the first beneficiaries of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a federal obstruction law. Prosecutors urged U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to preserve the original sentence, but the …

Jan. 6 Rioter Who First Breached The Capitol Building Gets More Than 4 Years In Prison
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jan. 6 Rioter Who First Breached The Capitol Building Gets More Than 4 Years In Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A man who prosecutors say was the first to breach the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison. Several other officers joined in to try to stop the rioters and ordered them to leave, after which Sparks walked to the front of the group and …

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
3 months, 4 weeks ago

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

LA Times  

Michael Sparks, the first rioter to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, leaves federal court Tuesday in Washington. “I am remorseful that our country is in the state it’s in.” U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who sentenced Sparks to four years and five months, told him that there was nothing patriotic about his prominent role in what was a …

Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials

Associated Press  

A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been jailed after he allegedly made threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other public officials. In June, Nelson allegedly threatened Barrett approximately one hour after the Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the application of a federal obstruction law used to charge …

Man accused of firing gun from scaffolding during Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Man accused of firing gun from scaffolding during Jan. 6 Capitol riot arrested

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An Illinois man accused of climbing scaffolding and firing a gun in the air during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was arrested Friday. Prosecutors say he was part of a mob that forced back police officers on Jan. 6 and eventually made his way to the front of the crowd. He pulled what …

Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison
1 year, 2 months ago

Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison

Associated Press  

A man who attacked a police officer and a Reuters cameraman during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years in prison. Woods, of Auburn, Illinois, took a running start and tackled the Reuters cameraman “like an NFL linebacker hunting a quarterback after an interception,” federal prosecutors wrote in a court filing. Woods also attacked …

Former Trump State Department official convicted for attacking police during Capitol riot
1 year, 5 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 …

Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prison
1 year, 6 months ago

Capitol rioter who shocked police officer with stun gun is sentenced to over 12 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A California man who drove a stun gun into a police officer’s neck during one of the most violent clashes of the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison. “You can’t blame what you did once you got there on anyone but yourself.” Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone ‘s body camera …

January 6 Capitol riot: Charges, convictions, trials two years on
1 year, 11 months ago

January 6 Capitol riot: Charges, convictions, trials two years on

Al Jazeera  

More than 950 people are charged with federal crimes, some already convicted of serious charge of sedition for trying to overthrow the government. Two years ago, on January 6, 2021, a crowd of thousands attacked the United States Capitol in an effort to stop the certification of the 2020 election results, spurred on by false claims the election had been …

Capitol rioter gets prison for attacks on journalist, police
2 years, 2 months ago

Capitol rioter gets prison for attacks on journalist, police

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced on Friday to nearly three years in prison for assaulting an Associated Press photographer and attacking police officers with a stun gun during the U.S. Capitol riot. Byerly, 55, pleaded guilty in July to assaulting AP photographer John Minchillo and then activating a stun gun as he charged at police officers who were …

Capitol rioter, a ‘one man wrecking ball,’ gets 7-year term
2 years, 2 months ago

Capitol rioter, a ‘one man wrecking ball,’ gets 7-year term

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A judge sentenced a Capitol rioter to seven years in prison Tuesday, calling the Iowa man a “one man wrecking ball” who helped in a sustained assault on a police officer. “You were a one man wrecking ball that day,” Berman Jackson told Young. Young cried as he apologized to former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael …

Verdicts for three Capitol rioters could change the course of other Jan. 6 trials
2 years, 3 months ago

Verdicts for three Capitol rioters could change the course of other Jan. 6 trials

Raw Story  

The verdicts handed down Tuesday to three U.S. Capitol rioters could change the direction of future Jan. 6 prosecutions. Every defendant who has been tried before a jury has been convicted on every count, but mixed verdicts or acquittals for McCaughey, Stevens and Mehaffie could encourage others charged in the attack to opt for bench trials -- where McFadden, a …

7 years in jail for ex-policeman who rioted at US Capitol
2 years, 4 months ago

7 years in jail for ex-policeman who rioted at US Capitol

Al Jazeera  

An off-duty police officer who took part in the January 6, 2021 attack has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Former Rocky Mount Police Sergeant Thomas Robertson declined to address the court before US District Judge Christopher Cooper sentenced him to seven years and three months in prison on Thursday. Prosecutors said Robertson “anticipated violence” on January …

Feds ask probation for ex-police officer who stormed Capitol
2 years, 4 months ago

Feds ask probation for ex-police officer who stormed Capitol

Associated Press  

A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer deserves to avoid a prison sentence for his cooperation and trial testimony against the other officer, federal prosecutors argued in a court filing Tuesday. Justice Department prosecutors recommended six months of probation along with a period of home detention or “community confinement” for …

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter
2 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter

Associated Press  

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. The judge isn’t bound by any of the recommendations or the sentencing guidelines calculated …

Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
2 years, 5 months ago

Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal attack. Before a jury convicted retired New York City police officer Thomas Webster of assaulting a Capitol police officer during the riot, Webster’s lawyer said a survey of Washington residents found that …

Despite bias claims, 6 Jan US Capitol riot trials to take place in Washington DC
2 years, 5 months ago

Despite bias claims, 6 Jan US Capitol riot trials to take place in Washington DC

Firstpost  

A growing number of defendants are pushing to have their trials moved out of D.C., saying the outcome of the first trials proves that the odds are unfairly stacked against 6 Jan defendants in the nation’s capital Washington: For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob’s assault on the US Capitol …

Florida man pleads guilty to role in 2021 US Capitol riot
2 years, 5 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 hailed as hero testifies at Capitol riot trial
2 years, 6 months ago

Officer hailed as hero testifies at Capitol riot trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A police officer lauded for his bravery during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Monday that a man carrying a Confederate battle flag jabbed at him with the flagpole before joining the mob that chased him up a staircase. In his first public testimony since the Jan. 6, 2021, siege, Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman described his encounter with …

Trial delayed for Maryland man charged with storming Capitol
2 years, 6 months ago

Trial delayed for Maryland man charged with storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has postponed for a trial for a Maryland man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and breaking a window to enter the building during last year’s riot. McFadden already has presided over two bench trials for Capitol riot defendants, acquitting one and partially acquitting another. On Friday, jurors convicted Timothy Hale-Cusanelli of storming the Capitol …

Former US Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 6 months ago

Former US Army reservist found guilty in Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army reservist described by prosecutors as a Nazi sympathizer was convicted Friday of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. During the trial’s opening statements Tuesday, a Justice Department prosecutor said Hale-Cusanelli stormed the Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a …

Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol
2 years, 7 months ago

Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Army reservist who worked on a Navy base stormed the U.S. Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate,” a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of the New Jersey man’s trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Fifield played a video that captured Hale-Cusanelli yelling profanities at police officers …

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot
2 years, 7 months ago

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask. Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge …

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot
2 years, 7 months ago

NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot

LA Times  

Thomas Webster, in the red jacket, at a barricade line at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as captured by a body camera worn by a Metropolitan Police Department officer. Two jurors who spoke to reporters after the verdict said videos capturing the officer’s assault from multiple angles were crucial evidence rebutting Webster’s self-defense argument. We unanimously agreed that …

Man on trial in Capitol riot case blames ‘rogue cop’
2 years, 7 months ago

Man on trial in Capitol riot case blames ‘rogue cop’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A retired New York City police officer charged with assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot testified Thursday at his trial that he was trying to defend himself against a “rogue cop” who punched him in the face. Thomas Webster, who took the witness stand on the third day of his federal trial, said it felt …

Officer describes fending off Capitol rioter at man’s trial
2 years, 7 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 …

Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot
2 years, 7 months ago

Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Body camera video captured a “rage-filled” retired police officer attacking one of the outnumbered police officers trying to hold off a mob of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. But a defense attorney said another video from a different angle shows that former New York City police officer Thomas Webster acted in …

Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty
2 years, 8 months ago

Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An Ohio man who claimed he was only “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted by a jury that took less than three hours to reject his novel defense for obstructing Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, who is scheduled to sentence Thompson on July …

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions
2 years, 8 months ago

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Associated Press  

An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, said Wednesday he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator job in …

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions
2 years, 8 months ago

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions

Associated Press  

An Ohio man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Byron Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, said he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator job in …

Jury Convicts Ex-Officer Of Storming Capitol On Jan. 6 To Disrupt Congress
2 years, 8 months ago

Jury Convicts Ex-Officer Of Storming Capitol On Jan. 6 To Disrupt Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A federal jury convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Jurors on Monday convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including charges …

Ex-officer convicted of storming Capitol to disrupt Congress
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-officer convicted of storming Capitol to disrupt Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal jury convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Jurors on Monday convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including charges that he interfered …

Jury deliberating in ex-police officer’s Capitol riot trial
2 years, 8 months ago

Jury deliberating in ex-police officer’s Capitol riot trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A defense attorney conceded Friday that a former Virginia police officer broke the law when he entered the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot, encouraging a federal jury to convict him of misdemeanor offenses. Rollins said Robertson is “absolutely guilty” of illegally entering restricted areas of the Capitol and of engaging in disorderly conduct on Jan. 6, 2021. …

Ex-officer testifies against mentor at Capitol riot trial
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-officer testifies against mentor at Capitol riot trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer testified on Thursday that he had hoped the mob could overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that day. Under cross-examination by one of Robertson’s lawyers, Fracker said he didn’t have a “verbal agreement” with anybody to obstruct the joint …

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot

NPR  

Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over the Jan. 6 riot Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building during …

Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the building during last year’s riot. A prosecutor dismissed that testimony as “nonsense.” The judge, however, said video shows two police officers standing near the Rotunda doors and allowing …

Ex-Police Officer Faces Jury Trial On Jan. 6 Insurrection Charges
2 years, 8 months ago

Ex-Police Officer Faces Jury Trial On Jan. 6 Insurrection Charges

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Over a year ago, two off-duty police officers from a small town in Virginia were charged with storming the U.S. Capitol together. The trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson will be the third among hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Robertson was carrying a large wooden stick …

Cowboy politician 2nd person to go on trial in Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 9 months ago

Cowboy politician 2nd person to go on trial in Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — An elected official in New Mexico who helped found the group Cowboys for Trump is headed to trial in Washington next week on a charge related to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin has been charged with knowingly entering restricted areas of Capitol grounds, one of hundreds of pro-Trump supporters …

1st trial in Capitol riot ends in conviction on all counts
2 years, 9 months ago

1st trial in Capitol riot ends in conviction on all counts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot. Gregg Sofer, a former federal prosecutor who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas from October 2020 to February 2021, …

Guy Reffitt, First Capitol Rioter To Stand Trial, Found Guilty By Jury
2 years, 9 months ago

Guy Reffitt, First Capitol Rioter To Stand Trial, Found Guilty By Jury

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A jury found Guy Wesley Reffitt, the first Capitol riot participant to stand trial, guilty on all five counts after just a few hours of deliberation on Tuesday in a clean victory for prosecutors going after the rioters. Reffitt had driven from Texas up to Washington, D.C., for then-President Donald Trump’s rally protesting the formal certification of …

First US Capitol riot trial: Defendant convicted on all counts
2 years, 9 months ago

First US Capitol riot trial: Defendant convicted on all counts

Al Jazeera  

Guilty verdict could give US prosecutors more leverage in plea negotiations with other January 6 riot defendants. During the trial’s closing arguments on Monday, Assistant US Attorney Risa Berkower told jurors that Reffitt drove to Washington, DC, intending to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Reffitt proudly “lit the fire” that allowed others in a mob to …

Jury to begin deliberating in 1st trial over Capitol riot
2 years, 9 months ago

Jury to begin deliberating in 1st trial over Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An armed Texas militia member led a “vigilante mob” that overwhelmed police officers and became the first group of rioters to breach the U.S. Capitol last year, a federal prosecutor said Monday at the close of the first criminal trial over the riot. Assistant U.S. Attorney Risa Berkower told jurors that Reffitt drove to Washington, D.C., intending to …

Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police
2 years, 9 months 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 …

Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
2 years, 9 months ago

Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first person to be tried in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was a Texas militia member who advocated for physically removing and replacing “corrupt” members of Congress as he drove to Washington, D.C., a former group member testified Friday. Rocky Hardie, a key government witness at the trial of Guy Wesley Reffitt, said he …

Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’
2 years, 9 months ago

Prosecutor: First Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Texas militia member who is the first person to be tried for the assault on the U.S. Capitol “lit the match that started the fire” when a mob charged at police officers guarding the building, a prosecutor said Wednesday during the trial’s opening statements. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler said Reffitt’s own words and actions, captured on …

First US Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’, prosecutor says
2 years, 9 months ago

First US Capitol rioter on trial ‘lit the match’, prosecutor says

Al Jazeera  

Guy Wesley Reffitt is the first of hundreds charged with joining the January 6 Capitol insurrection to face trial. The first person to be tried for last year’s deadly assault on the US Capitol “lit the match that started the fire”, a United States prosecutor has alleged, as opening statements began on Wednesday in the trial of Texas militia group …

Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome
2 years, 9 months ago

Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations in its history after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol over a year ago. Reffitt “truly is the canary in the coal mine,” said Gregg Sofer, a former federal prosecutor who served as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas …

‘Huge impact’: First January 6 US Capitol riot trial begins
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Huge impact’: First January 6 US Capitol riot trial begins

Al Jazeera  

Legal experts say trial of Guy Wesley Reffitt could influence the course of many other Capitol riot cases. The first trial for one of the hundreds of US Capitol riot defendants has begun, with jury selection starting on Monday for the case against Guy Wesley Reffitt. Reffitt’s trial could be a bellwether for many other Capitol riot cases, legal experts …

Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison
3 years, 1 month ago

Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison

Associated Press  

A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison, a likely benchmark for dozens of other rioters who engaged in violence that day. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said it was significant that his sentencing of Fairlamb was the first …

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