For attacks on police officers
Maximum prison sentence handed down for US Capitol storm
5/6/2023 7:57 am
A court in Washington has imposed the maximum sentence on a man in a trial about the storming of the US Capitol. He attacked police officers with a chair and pepper spray. For this he has been in prison for years.
A US federal court sentenced a man to 14 years in prison in connection with the storming of the US Capitol two years ago. The penalty imposed in Washington on Friday (local time) is the highest to date that has been imposed for involvement in the events of January 6, 2021.
At the time, the 49-year-old from Pennsylvania, as the leader of a crowd, attacked police officers with a chair and pepper spray that he had stolen from the security forces. He was therefore found guilty in December of four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. The judges also found it proven that he had obstructed security forces, entered a locked building with a dangerous weapon and used physical violence there.
A few days ago, the former leader of the far-right “Proud Boys” and three other members of the group were convicted of “seditious conspiracy”. Her sentence is pending.
On January 6, 2021, following a rally by President Donald Trump, who was voted out, numerous supporters stormed the US Capitol in Washington. They wanted to prevent MPs from officially confirming Joe Biden’s victory in the November 2020 presidential election. It was the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years. As a result, at least 950 people have been charged and more than 600 have been convicted.