A US federal court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison in connection with the storming of the US Capitol two years ago. The sentence imposed in Washington on Friday is the highest yet imposed for involvement in the events of January 6, 2021. The 49-year-old from Pennsylvania had attacked police officers as a mob leader with a chair and pepper spray he had taken from the security forces had stolen.
He was therefore found guilty of four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in December. The judges also found evidence that he had obstructed security forces, entered a locked building with a dangerous weapon and used physical force there.
More than 600 people have already been sentenced
On January 6, 2021, after a rally of President Donald Trump was voted down, many of his 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 most severe attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years. As a result, at least 950 people have been charged and more than 600 convicted.
Source: Krone
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