for mr. head, albuquerque head, and this is what judge amy berman jackson said, head s actions were some of the darkest acts commit order one of the nation s darkest occasions. and she talked about all the opportunities he had to remove himself but instead rearmed and went back to the front line. jackson described fanone as head s prey and his trophy and fanone as someone who was protecting america during the riot. i read that because it is in black and white in front of all of us. and to your point the people who think that they were there at the direction of their leader donald trump have either been charged or sentenced as mr. head was. do you have any optimism that the prosecutions will deter future insurrections or do you think that this will become the new normal in american elections
On Thursday, a Jan. 6 rioter who dragged former D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone into the crowd on the steps of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison. 43-year-old Albuquerque Head from Tennessee was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison, one of the longest sentences to date in the Capitol riot cases. Head will get credit for the roughly 18 months he's spent locked up already. Head dragged Fanone into the mob on Jan. 6 while yelling "I got one!" and used a police shield to push against a line of police officers in the western-facing tunnel of the U.S. Capitol, where some of the most violent acts of the insurrection took place. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. Fanone suffered a heart attack and traumatic brain injury in the Jan. 6 assault, and ended up resigning from the Metropolitan Police Department. Fanone urged Judge Amy Berman Jackson to sentence Head to the maximum, saying that Head had
these judges hand down. that being said, i do feel it was appropriate. i think that amy berman jackson was thoughtful in her sentencing, and i accept it. did you get a sense that this person, this attacker, this who did this to you has any remorse for what he did that day. in court, he reportedly shook his head, stared straight ahead, and at one point grinned at his fiance, apparently, as she wept. yeah, i don t know, to be completely honest with you. the only person who knows if albuquerque head is remorseful is albuquerque head. that said, i will talk about the family s reactions to the past several sentencings. when i was at kyle young s
and what do you think about what is happening in russia today? right now, i wait for it decision from french authorities. i am really grateful for french authorities because they considered my case for the transfer. and right now, what happens in russia, i am watching closely what happens in russia, and is to be fair, it is really hard for me because it is my home, and it s being destroyed right now. as we speak mikael, if you don t get asylum in france, what happens? then i will get back to russia, and i will go to prison. it is simple. mikael, i wish you the best, thank you. thank you very much. coming up, the capitol rioter who drag anti michael fanone into the mob where he was taser and be in. we learned of his faith today. how long he will be in person and what officer fanone said in court before the sentencing? we ll talk to officer fanone next. a federal judge has sentenced the january six rioters who drag d. c. police officer michael fanone into the capital mob