Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest sentence ever given in a case related to the rebellion. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after jurors did not believe he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at a police officer, drove through a barricade and knocked him to the ground during the Washington riot. . Image: They had to fire tear gas into the crowd of protesters On the morning of the riots in January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters – inspired by an incendiary speech he had just given near the White House in which he reiterated claims he was denied a second term due to voter fraud – marched on the Capitol Building the seat of the US government. Capitol Hill was in session at the time, overseeing Congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. A large group breached barriers at the pedestrian entrances to the building grounds. Several also entered the Capitol building itself after a mob broke windows and opened doors. More than 100 police officers were injured in the chaos. Webster, a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, was the first Capitol riot defendant to stand trial on assault charges. CBS News reported that Judge Amit Mehta told Webster during sentencing: “I, too, wish you hadn’t come to Washington DC. I also wish you had stayed home in New York … not gone out on Capitol Hill that day, because we would all be so much better off. “Not just you…your family…the country.” Separately, a lawyer for the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers was charged with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack. Image: Pro-Trump protesters on the National Mall in DC Collective conspiracy The US Department of Justice said Thursday that Kellye SoRelle – the anti-government group’s general counsel – was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. SoRelle is a close associate of Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who will go on trial later this month along with other extremists on charges of sedition. SoRelle previously said it had no knowledge of or involvement in the Capitol breach.

title: “Retired Police Officer Jailed For Assaulting Officer In Us Capitol Attack Us News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Peter Gilliam”

Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest sentence ever given in a case related to the rebellion. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after jurors did not believe he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at a police officer, drove through a barricade and knocked him to the ground during the Washington riot. . Image: They had to fire tear gas into the crowd of protesters On the morning of the riots in January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters – inspired by an incendiary speech he had just given near the White House in which he reiterated claims he was denied a second term due to voter fraud – marched on the Capitol Building the seat of the US government. Capitol Hill was in session at the time, overseeing Congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. A large group breached barriers at the pedestrian entrances to the building grounds. Several also entered the Capitol building itself after a mob broke windows and opened doors. More than 100 police officers were injured in the chaos. Webster, a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, was the first Capitol riot defendant to stand trial on assault charges. CBS News reported that Judge Amit Mehta told Webster during sentencing: “I, too, wish you hadn’t come to Washington DC. I also wish you had stayed home in New York … not gone out on Capitol Hill that day, because we would all be so much better off. “Not just you…your family…the country.” Separately, a lawyer for the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers was charged with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack. Image: Pro-Trump protesters on the National Mall in DC Collective conspiracy The US Department of Justice said Thursday that Kellye SoRelle – the anti-government group’s general counsel – was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. SoRelle is a close associate of Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who will go on trial later this month along with other extremists on charges of sedition. SoRelle previously said it had no knowledge of or involvement in the Capitol breach.

title: “Retired Police Officer Jailed For Assaulting Officer In Us Capitol Attack Us News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Walter Edwards”

Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest sentence ever given in a case related to the rebellion. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after jurors did not believe he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at a police officer, drove through a barricade and knocked him to the ground during the Washington riot. . Image: They had to fire tear gas into the crowd of protesters On the morning of the riots in January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters – inspired by an incendiary speech he had just given near the White House in which he reiterated claims he was denied a second term due to voter fraud – marched on the Capitol Building the seat of the US government. Capitol Hill was in session at the time, overseeing Congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. A large group breached barriers at the pedestrian entrances to the building grounds. Several also entered the Capitol building itself after a mob broke windows and opened doors. More than 100 police officers were injured in the chaos. Webster, a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, was the first Capitol riot defendant to stand trial on assault charges. CBS News reported that Judge Amit Mehta told Webster during sentencing: “I, too, wish you hadn’t come to Washington DC. I also wish you had stayed home in New York … not gone out on Capitol Hill that day, because we would all be so much better off. “Not just you…your family…the country.” Separately, a lawyer for the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers was charged with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack. Image: Pro-Trump protesters on the National Mall in DC Collective conspiracy The US Department of Justice said Thursday that Kellye SoRelle – the anti-government group’s general counsel – was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. SoRelle is a close associate of Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who will go on trial later this month along with other extremists on charges of sedition. SoRelle previously said it had no knowledge of or involvement in the Capitol breach.

title: “Retired Police Officer Jailed For Assaulting Officer In Us Capitol Attack Us News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Jessica Mooney”

Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest sentence ever given in a case related to the rebellion. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after jurors did not believe he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at a police officer, drove through a barricade and knocked him to the ground during the Washington riot. . Image: They had to fire tear gas into the crowd of protesters On the morning of the riots in January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters – inspired by an incendiary speech he had just given near the White House in which he reiterated claims he was denied a second term due to voter fraud – marched on the Capitol Building the seat of the US government. Capitol Hill was in session at the time, overseeing Congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. A large group breached barriers at the pedestrian entrances to the building grounds. Several also entered the Capitol building itself after a mob broke windows and opened doors. More than 100 police officers were injured in the chaos. Webster, a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, was the first Capitol riot defendant to stand trial on assault charges. CBS News reported that Judge Amit Mehta told Webster during sentencing: “I, too, wish you hadn’t come to Washington DC. I also wish you had stayed home in New York … not gone out on Capitol Hill that day, because we would all be so much better off. “Not just you…your family…the country.” Separately, a lawyer for the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers was charged with conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack. Image: Pro-Trump protesters on the National Mall in DC Collective conspiracy The US Department of Justice said Thursday that Kellye SoRelle – the anti-government group’s general counsel – was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. SoRelle is a close associate of Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who will go on trial later this month along with other extremists on charges of sedition. SoRelle previously said it had no knowledge of or involvement in the Capitol breach.