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This Florida Man Will Be the First to Go to Prison for the Capitol Riot on January 6th
Florida Man will officially go to jail for the Capitol riot
Early this month, July 6th marked the six-month point after the egregious assault on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead, including Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. The assault was swift, destructive, and deadly. And even though Sicknick was a supporter of President Trump himself, that didn’t stop the mob of Trump supporters from killing him while attacking other officers. Those who assaulted the Capitol brought makeshift weapons with them, everything from baseball bats to hockey sticks, bear mace, and more.
All is fair in love and war, they say, and the U.S. Capitol looked far more like a battleground on that day than the seat of the American Republic.
In the months since then, there have been hundreds of arrests for the crimes committed on that fateful day. Just how many have been arrested? More than 500 of the presumed 800 people who illegally entered the Capitol that day have been arrested thus far.
And now, a Florida man has officially been the first person sentenced to prison for the violent events on that bloody day. The man was charged and convicted for his role in the Capitol riot and insurrection. In…
