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Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 on Friday to five years in prison. The judge said Todd, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, hasn’t shown any remorse for his role in damaging the country’s “fragile” democratic institutions. Prosecutors recommended a prison …

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Man who injured police officer during Capitol riot is sentenced to 5 years in prison
6 months, 3 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 …

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Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to a record-setting 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters. A jury rejected Webster’s claim that he was defending himself when he tackled …

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Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet
2 years, 3 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 …

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Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in U.S. Capitol attack
2 years, 3 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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