A man who carried a Confederate battle flag through the halls of the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday.
Kevin Seefried was found guilty last summer on one felony of obstructing an official proceeding and four misdemeanors connected to his participation on Jan. 6.
“Bringing the Confederate flag into one of our nation’s most sacred halls was outrageous,” McFadden said.
Seefried’s attorneys argued that he did not consider “the logic of those who see the flag as a symbol of American racism.”
“I never wanted to send a message of hate,” Seefried told the judge.
In the roughly two years since the attack, federal prosecutors have arrested more than 950 defendants, according to the Department of Justice.
“I’ve lost my son, and I’ve lost my wife,” Seefried said.
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