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A Montana man and a Pennsylvania man were sentenced in the District of Columbia Tuesday, Sept. 26 on several felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, related to their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Craig Michael Bingert, 32, of Allentown, was sentenced to eight years in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, according to a news release

News release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Columbia

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He was found guilty of assaulting police, breaking through a police line and storming the Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.