LOADING ERROR LOADING 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. “It was only then, over two minutes after …
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 …
Patrick McCaughey III is outlined in a video image from Jan. 6, 2021, annotated by the Justice Department. “I do not foresee that changing anytime soon,” he told the judge, describing McCaughey as a “foot soldier” who was at “the vanguard of the assault.” Hodges screamed out for help when another rioter grabbed the officer’s baton and struck him in …
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man seen in a widely viewed video pinning an officer into a doorway during the attack on the U.S. Capitol has been charged with assaulting police officers, federal authorities said Wednesday. Federal authorities said McCaughey struck several police officers with a clear, plastic riot shield inside the Capitol. “What this case is really about is …