January 6: Ex-police officer gets record 10-year sentence over Capitol riots
Thomas Webster, 56, attacked officers with a metal flagpole during the riots in January 2021. …
“Notwithstanding his background and training, Webster did not try to de-escalate the situation or leave the premises,” the justice department said in court filings. “Webster spent eight minutes elbowing his way through the densely packed crowd so that he could position himself at the front of the mob.”
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