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Published 11 days ago

Man who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag, pepper sprayed officers sentenced to prison

  • Kentuckian Israel Easterday, 19, received a two-year prison sentence for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
  • Easterday used pepper spray to assault two Capitol police officers during the attack.
  • Chief Judge James Boasberg considered Easterday's youth in sentencing, resulting in a term over five times lower than the Justice Department's recommendation.
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Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers

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Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them

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Man who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag, pepper sprayed officers sentenced to prison

A Kentucky man charged for using pepper spray against law enforcement officers and carrying a Confederate flag while storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Monday to over two years in prison.

11 days ago·Washington, United States
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Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison for pepper

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Capitol Rioter Who Sprayed Police With Mace Gets 2 Years In Prison

Israel James Easterday's attorneys defended him as having an "extremely sheltered" Amish background, while requesting his release from jail last year.

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Man who attacked police after storming US Capitol with Confederate flag gets over 2 years in prison

FILE - Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Isreal Easterday, a Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol at the age of 19 while carrying a Confederate battle flag, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face. Chief Judge James Boasberg cited Easterday’s youth as a reason for sentencing him to two years and six mon…

11 days ago·Washington, United States
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