- The DOJ wants an ex-police officer to serve 210 months in prison for his January 6 role.
- That sentence, for Thomas Webster, would be the longest term yet for a Capitol rioter.
- Webster’s lawyer argues he was misled by Trump, and has regretted it ever since.
- The DOJ wants an ex-police officer to serve 210 months in prison for his January 6 role.
- That sentence, for Thomas Webster, would be the longest term yet for a Capitol rioter.
- Webster’s lawyer argues he was misled by Trump, and has regretted it ever since.
Federal prosecutors are seeking the longest sentence yet for a Capitol rioter, asking the judge to give a former NYPD officer 210 months — seventeen and a half years — in prison.
Thomas Webster was found guilty on all six charges in May, including assaulting an officer and entering restricted grounds. His sentencing is set for September 1.
In a statement arguing for a shorter sentence, Webster’s lawyer said that he had been under “an extraordinary amount of influence” from former President Donald Trump’s election falsehoods on January 6, 2021.
The criminal complaint describes Webster elbowing his way through the mob to be among those leading the charge against the Capitol police barricade, shouting at one officer: “You fucking piece of shit,” and “you fucking commie fuck.”
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