Capitol Rioter Who Crushed Officer With Shield Gets 7 Years
A man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection was sentenced on Friday to more than
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A man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection was sentenced on Friday to more than
A bill being considered in the state legislature would prevent anyone who has taken an oath of office and then "engages in insurrection" from holding office.
Washington DC Police(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- A Jan. 6 rioter seen in chaotic video assaulting and pinning a Metropolitan Police Department officer in a doorway was sentenced Friday to 7 years and 6 months in prison. Patrick McCaughey was at the front of the mob that trapped D.C. officer Daniel Hodges the building's lower West Terrace tunnel as he was repeatedly assaulted by rioters. Judge Trevor McFadden described the assault as among the "most dangerous and violent clashes with police" and that McCaughey's actions amounted to "some of the most egregious crimes committed on that d...
The 90-month sentence matches the second longest prison sentence so far for a Jan. 6, 2021 riot defendant.
Patrick McCaughey III, who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the Capitol insurrection was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison.