Several individuals have faced legal consequences for their actions during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. A Colorado man was sentenced to prison for assaulting police officers. Elliot Resnick of New York pleaded guilty to a felony, contributing to the more than 700 total guilty pleas, after he was said to have encouraged others to move up the Capitol steps and scuffle with police. A Queens man received a six and a half year prison sentence for tackling and pushing a police officer over a ledge. A former Boston police officer also pleaded guilty to assaulting a Capitol Police officer. Additionally, a man whose actions were seen as pivotal in the storming of the Capitol was convicted on federal assault charges, along with four co-defendants.
A Jan. 6 rioter who prosecutors argued was a key instigator that led to the takeover of the U.S. Capitol was convicted of multiple felonies on Friday, alongside four co-defendants. https://t.co/kTNiRFR5Ke
Breaking News: A man whose violent attacks on the police on Jan. 6 were widely seen as the tipping point in the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has been convicted of federal assault charges. https://t.co/LW5ZX1Qbbh
A former Boston police officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol, officials said. https://t.co/hcuTVAKKJI
A Queens man who tackled a police officer and pushed him over a ledge during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced this week to six and a half years in prison, court records show. https://t.co/5i3qXBF1QJ
Feds secure another Jan 6 guilty plea. (700+ total) Elliot Resnick of New York pleads to felony. Prosecutors said he turned "to the crowd and waved others forward up the steps. At the top of the stairs, Resnick and other rioters began arguing and scuffling with police"
A Colorado man has been sentenced to prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot. https://t.co/c8TgNE1t1U