Capitol attacker gets almost 4 years for assaulting officer

By Holmes Lybrand | CNN

A Washington authorities antheral was sentenced to 46 months successful jailhouse for assaulting a constabulary serviceman with a unsafe limb successful a passageway astatine the US Capitol connected Jan. 6.

During the Capitol riot, Devlyn Thompson helped determination constabulary shields up a enactment of rioters successful the tunnel, attempted to propulsion a talker astatine constabulary officers — which ended up hitting and injuring a chap rioter — and yet deed a constabulary serviceman successful the manus with a metallic baton, according to tribunal documents.

Thompson, who spent astir 3 hours connected Jan. 6 astatine the grounds of the Capitol, pleaded blameworthy earlier this year.

Judge Royce Lamberth of the national territory tribunal successful Washington, DC, said that portion Thompson “deserve(d) credit” for his aboriginal cooperation, helium couldn’t “see a justification for going below” sentencing guidelines.

“The unit that happened that time was specified a blatant disregard to the institutions of government,” the justice said earlier handing down the sentence.

“You didn’t conscionable travel up and sock a feline successful the face,” Lamberth said successful notation to Scott Fairlamb, different rioter who received 41 months for punching an serviceman connected Jan. 6. “You’re shoving and pushing…and participating successful this riot for hours.”

Thompson is the 2nd Jan. 6 rioter to beryllium sentenced for the felony of assaulting an serviceman with a unsafe weapon. The first, Robert Palmer, received a 63-month condemnation for attacking constabulary officers with a occurrence extinguisher, a woody plank and a pole. More than 140 different rioters look the aforesaid charge.