Former police officer Taylor Johnatakis, charged for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, faces a 9-year prison term as per the Justice Department. Johnatakis is accused of leading the charge, lifting barricades, fighting officers, and claiming ownership of the Capitol. Another defendant, Julian Khater, who assaulted Officer Brian Sicknick, received an 80-month prison sentence. Steven Cook and Thomas Casselman, involved in the Capitol riot, are also facing sentencing in July for their actions against law enforcement officers.
Sentencing is July 18 in Capitol riot case of Thomas Casselman, who's accused of making following searches after Jan 6: "Statute of limitations for assault on a police officer” “Statute of limitations for assault on a federal officer” “Assaulting a federal officer punishment” https://t.co/GqA7R349gR
Sentencing is July 19 for Capitol riot case of Steven Cook of Maryland Feds say Cook "bull-rushed his way, head-first, toward the police in an attempt to break the police line... Cook made physical contact with at least one MPD officer and grabbed the baton of another" https://t.co/ZW1XTT43Rq
Julian Khater, a member of the January 6 choir honored by Trump, pleaded guilty to assaulting Officer Brian Sicknick and another officer with pepper spray. Khater was sentenced to 80 months in prison. https://t.co/wAmCQrOJ0V https://t.co/0WZTSdoAWy
Sciutto: He plays a recording of the January 6th defendants singing the star-spangled banner Sicknick: The video that came out along with those people singing, the person who picks up the phone is the same person who assaulted my brother https://t.co/87WjPNoAEd
NEW: Justice Dept will ask for 9 years prison for Jan 6 defendant Taylor Johnatakis. They argue he led charge toward retreating police, lifted barricade, fought officers and bragged "We are in the Capitol. It is ours. We own it" MORE HERE: https://t.co/nwTp9Weh0C https://t.co/62ds6answt
A former police officer charged after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on #Jan6, 2021, attacked the legal theory underpinning the government’s case against him in a new filing with the Supreme Court. https://t.co/vpVBMoTxoC