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Feds fight to keep gun-toting Capitol rioter behind bars
Mark Mazza carried a loaded handgun and assaulted police with a baton on Jan. 6, later telling investigators that, if he had seen House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, “you’d be here for another reason.”
Judge rejects Proud Boys’ First Amendment claims
A Trump-appointed judge in Washington is the fourth judge so far to uphold obstruction of an official proceeding charges in challenges brought by Capitol rioters.
Four Capitol rioters plead guilty in time for Christmas break
Brothers Michael Quick and Stephen Quick appeared alongside Zachary Martin and Kari Kelly to plead guilty to storming the halls of government on Jan. 6.
New Yorker from Capitol riot is first member of Proud Boys to plead guilty
Matthew Greene could help the Justice Department understand how the right-wing extremist group planned and executed the insurrection on Jan. 6.
No prison time for man who brought knife to Capitol riot
Probation sentences were ordered Tuesday for Israel Tutrow, a 23-year-old who was carrying a pocket knife on Jan. 6, and Gary Wickersham, 81, the oldest known Capitol rioter.
Nearly 4-year sentence given to rioter who smacked Capitol police with metal baton
Devlyn Thompson, who has Asperger’s syndrome, spent nearly 15 minutes assaulting police officers in the Capitol’s West Terrace tunnel.
Prison for University of Kentucky student who stormed the Capitol
A woman who joined the melee only minutes after the rioter shot and killed by Capitol police was sentenced to one month behind bars.
Capitol rioter heading to prison for over 5 years in longest sentence yet
Robert Scott Palmer assaulted police officers with a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher on Jan. 6.