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U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper sentenced Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 63, of Gravette, on Wednesday to serve 54 months in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021.
WASHINGTON -- Richard "Bigo" Barnett, 63, of Gravette, was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 54 months -- 4.5 years -- in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021.
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in the District of Columbia has denied Richard "Bigo" Barnett's motions for acquittal or a new trial.
Richard Barnett, photographed with his foot propped on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
The federal government has relentlessly pursued Richard "Bigo" Barnett of Gravette, whose behavior during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, warrants months of incarceration, not years, his attorney argued in a sentencing memorandum filed late Wednesday.