Michael Foy, involved in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to 40 months in jail for assaulting officers with a hockey stick and a sharp metal pole. The Justice Department had sought approximately 8 years in prison, citing Foy's aggressive actions, including attempting to stab police with a long gnarled stick and throwing a sharpened metal pole. Additionally, other individuals connected to the riot have been sentenced, including a former military officer and an ex-sheriff's deputy. The former military officer received more than three years in prison, while the ex-sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 70 months for aggravated assaults against officers. Another case mentioned involves Joshua Portlock, with sentencing scheduled for April 17, where federal prosecutors will seek 27 months in prison for his role in the riot.
An off-duty Tennessee sheriff's deputy who assaulted officers during the Capitol riot was sentenced to 70 months in prison on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced. https://t.co/cP7LQ7u0uT
A tree cutter who smoked marijuana in a senator’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 3½ years in prison Thursday after his strategy of interrupting and challenging the sentencing judge seemed to blow up in his face. https://t.co/AU9qkZJsv1
An off-duty Tennessee sheriff’s deputy who claimed he was helping police was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in prison for aggravated assaults against two officers in one of the most violent areas of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. https://t.co/bR7plqZcx8
Ex-sheriff's deputy who attacked police during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison https://t.co/MlmCpOCgQj
Court sets sentencing for April 17 in the Capitol riot case of Joshua Portlock. Feds will seek 27 months prison, arguing he "participated in “heave-ho” efforts against police officers, and helped pass stolen police riot shields to the front of the line on at least two occasions" https://t.co/hAsGSIxJfn
A Wheat Ridge man is facing several federal felony charges after the FBI arrested him Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/G8R3uSgUn9
A former military officer who assaulted police officers with a hockey stick and a sharp metal pole while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison. https://t.co/sG91HiDI2m
BREAKING: Michael Foy, a Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted officers with a hockey stick — was just sentenced to 40 months in jail. Law and order! https://t.co/6BbFTQn6vH
NEXT HOUR: Sentencing in Capitol riot case of Michael Foy. Justice Dept seeks approx. 8-years prison. Their argument to court includes images of Foy trying to "stab at police with his long gnarled stick" and "throwing a sharpened metal pole" https://t.co/kpzBIDl9vQ