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Peter Stager, a 44-year-old truck driver from Arkansas, was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison. Prosecutors had sought a six-and-a-half year prison sentence.
Prosecutors cited Peter Stager's ‘chilling’ rant to our reporter minutes after he struck the man with a flagpole at least three times
Prosecutors said Peter Stager was filmed pointing at the Capitol saying: "That entire building is filled with treasonous traitors."
WASHINGTON -- Peter Stager said he didn't know it was a police officer he was beating with a flagpole during the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, even though the words "METROPOLITAN POLICE" were printed across the back of the man's uniform.
A 44-year-old Arkansas man who beat a police officer with a flagpole during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.