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Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say

Sep. 24, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the Senate chamber during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol, Justice Department prosecutors said in a court filing this week. Leo Christopher...

January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it

Sep. 06, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as...

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

Aug. 09, 2024 19:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. David Nicholas Dempsey's sentence is...