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Florida man gets 4 years, 9 months for attacking officer at US Capitol insurrection
A Florida man has been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and attacking a police officer. Court records show that 27-year-old Mason Joel Courson was sentenced Friday in District of Columbia federal court. He pleaded guilty in November to assaulting, resisting or impeding a law...
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D.C. chiropractor who ‘scuffled' with officers on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison
A Washington, D.C., chiropractor who admitted that he “scuffled” with officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration on Tuesday, with U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb saying she did not believe his claims about why he was at the Capitol.
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2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges
Two men who were active-duty members of the Marines Corps when they stormed the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty to riot-related criminal charges.
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DOJ seeks 14 years for Jan. 6 rioter who called Trump ‘dad,' drove stun gun into Michael Fanone's neck
Federal prosecutors are seeking 14 years in federal prison for a violent Jan. 6 rioter who his lawyers say “idolized” Donald Trump and thought of the former president as the “father figure” he never had. Daniel “D.J. ” Rodriquez pleaded guilty in February, admitting that he battled law enforcement officers on the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 and tased…
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Long Island funeral home owner accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot
An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island has been arrested on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. Peter G. Moloney, of Bayport, New York, faces numerous charges, including civil disorder and assaulting police officers, according to court documents. He was...
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Long Island funeral home customers shocked to find owner allegedly inspect-sprayed cops in Jan. 6 riot
An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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DOJ charges ‘Bob's Burgers,' ‘Arrested Development' actor in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Hollywood actor who appeared on “Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development,” “Bob’s Burgers” and in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” has been arrested in California and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Oath Keeper Who Guarded Roger Stone Before Jan. 6 Attack Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison
A member of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group who was part of a security detail for former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone before storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
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Woman Who Threatened Nancy Pelosi With Hanging During Capitol Riot Gets Over 2 Years in Prison
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.
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Jan. 6 Rioters Are Raking in Thousands in Donations. Now the US Is Coming After Their Haul
A growing number of Capitol rioters are facing hefty fines on top of prison sentences at their sentencing hearings. That’s because prosecutors appear to be ramping up efforts to prevent them from profiting from their participation in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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2 More Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison Terms for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow Oath Keepers members have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday sentenced Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to eight years and six months behind bars and sentenced Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Florida,...
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Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sentenced to 18 Years for Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Attack
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced Thursday after a landmark verdict convicting him of spearheading a weekslong plot to keep former President Donald Trump in power. He’s the first of the Jan. 6 defendants convicted of seditious...
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Jan. 6 Rioter Who Propped Feet on Pelosi's Desk Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison
The photos of Barnett lounging at a desk in Pelosi’s office made him one of the most memorable figures from the riot. Barnett, 63, testified he was “going with the flow” and struck a pose after news photographers told him to “act natural.”
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Texas Militia Member Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Attacking Police During Capitol Riot
A Texas militia member has been sentenced 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.
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FBI Broke Rules in Scouring Foreign Intelligence on Jan. 6 Riot, Racial Justice Protests, Court Says
FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. That’s according to a heavily blacked-out court order released Friday. FBI officials said the violations predated a series of corrective measures that started in...
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Trump Says He Would Pardon a ‘Large Portion' of Jan. 6 Rioters
During a CNN town hall Wednesday night, Trump said he was “inclined to pardon many” of the people convicted of federal offenses for attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Veteran ‘Enamored' With Hitler Gets 4 Years for Capitol Riot
A military veteran who told an undercover FBI agent about his admiration for Adolf Hitler has been sentenced to four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
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Kentucky Man's 14-Year Prison Sentence is Longest Yet in Capitol Riot Case
A Kentucky man was sentenced to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray and a chair during the U.S. Capitol.
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Ex-Proud Boys Leader Tarrio and Three Others Guilty of Jan. 6 Sedition Plot
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group have been convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election.
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Florida Man Charged With Throwing Explosive at Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the Capitol breach, officials said. More than 320 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.