Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison


by The Independent

The Independent— A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them

WCCB Charlotte—Sanford Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Attacking Police With Pole At Capitol. A North Carolina man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Reading Eagle—North Carolina man sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police with pole at Capitol. By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison. David Joseph Gietzen, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina, struck a police officer with a pole during a […]

KRQE News 13—Man who bragged that he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison. A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection.