Published 2 years ago

Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in longest U.S. Capitol attack sentence

Summary by Ground News

Thomas Webster's prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge. A jury rejected Webster's claim that he was defending himself.

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BBC News

Ex-NYPD officer gets record Capitol riots sentence

Thomas Webster, 56, attacked officers with a metal flagpole during the riots in January 2021.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Retired NYPD officer receives longest sentence yet for attack on Capitol

Thomas Webster was given a 10-year prison time for six charges, including assaulting an officer with a metal flagpole

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Ex-NYPD officer receives longest Jan 6 sentence for attacking police with flagpole

Thomas Webster was sentenced to 10 years prison on Thursday

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in longest U.S. Capitol attack sentence

Former New York City police officer Thomas Webster, who assaulted police in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence yet handed down in a case related to the attack.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Ex-NYC police officer sentenced to 10 years for role in Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots

Thomas Webster, a retired New York Police Department officer, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault a police officer trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to a record-setting 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.

2 years ago·United States

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