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Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets more than 7 years in prison
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets more than 7 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Taylor James Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Johnatakis led other rioters on a …

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Ohio man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacks on police during Capitol riot
1 year, 1 month ago

Ohio man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacks on police during Capitol riot

Associated Press  

An Ohio man who repeatedly attacked police officers as he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison. Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas has acted as a “one-man misinformation machine” since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, using his social media platforms to spread false narratives about the …

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

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Rioter who hurled bow like a spear at police during Jan. 6 attack gets more than 7 years in prison
1 year, 5 months ago

Rioter who hurled bow like a spear at police during Jan. 6 attack gets more than 7 years in prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kyle Fitzsimons, 39, of Maine, was wearing a white …

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

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Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot
1 year, 7 months ago

Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

Associated Press  

A Texas militia member was sentenced Friday to nearly five years in prison for attacking police officers at the U.S. Capitol, seriously injuring one of them during a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced Donald Hazard to four years and nine months in prison followed by three months of supervised release for his role …

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Wounded man who invaded Senate with knife sentenced to prison for Capitol riot
1 year, 7 months ago

Wounded man who invaded Senate with knife sentenced to prison for Capitol riot

LA Times  

Joshua Matthew Black, a supporter of then-President Trump, is shown injured after he was shot by a police crowd-control munition during clashes with police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “The nation was shocked and appalled at the events of January 6, and perhaps no other incident sparked as much as outrage and distress as Black and other …

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Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador
2 years, 1 month ago

Ten killed as gang bosses’ transfer sparks prison riot in Ecuador

Al Jazeera  

Ecuador has experienced eight prison riots which have left about 400 inmates dead since February 2021. Ten inmates have been killed in a riot at a prison in Ecuador’s capital Quito, which authorities said took place as a result of the government’s decision to relocate three crime bosses to a high-security facility. The prison riot and killings are the latest …

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Feds seek 8-year prison term for officer who stormed Capitol
2 years, 4 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. …

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Dozens of people dead in Colombia prison riot
2 years, 5 months ago

Dozens of people dead in Colombia prison riot

Al Jazeera  

Forty-nine people have been killed and 30 injured during attempted escape from prison in Tulua, officials say. At least 49 people have died and dozens were injured in a fire during an apparent riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, according to officials. General Tito Castellanos, the head of the national prisons agency, said on Tuesday …

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Ecuador deploys 100s of police to prison hit by deadly riot
3 years, 2 months ago

Ecuador deploys 100s of police to prison hit by deadly riot

Al Jazeera  

At least 116 inmates were killed this week in a prison riot that Ecuadorian officials say is linked to rival drug gangs. Ecuador’s national police force has said it sent hundreds of officers to a prison where a riot between rival gangs this week left at least 116 inmates dead and injured dozens more, in the deadliest outbreak of prison …

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‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony in January 6 Capitol riot
3 years, 3 months ago

‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony in January 6 Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Jacob Chansley could face up to 51 months in prison for his role in the attack on the US Capitol. Jacob Chansley, 33, who was widely photographed in the Senate chamber with a flagpole topped with a spear, could face 41 to 51 months in prison under sentencing guidelines, a prosecutor said. “I am very appreciative for the court’s willingness …

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Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally: HRW
4 years, 1 month ago

Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally: HRW

Al Jazeera  

New evidence sheds light on one of the deadliest prison uprisings in Colombia’s recent history. New evidence indicates most of the 24 inmates killed during a prison riot in Colombia’s capital earlier this year were shot to death intentionally, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The organisation on Tuesday said autopsy reports it commissioned from independent forensic experts …

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