Jan. 6 rioter with 'I heart TRUMP' hat and a Confederate flag gets prison for assaults on officers
Source: NBC News
April 22, 2024, 3:41 PM EDT
WASHINGTON A Jan. 6 defendant who brought a Confederate flag to the Capitol and wore an "I ❤️ TRUMP" beanie as he assaulted police officers with chemical spray, partially blinding two of them for hours, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Monday.
Isreal Easterday, 23, was arrested in Florida in December 2022 and was found guilty in October on several counts, including felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting officers.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge James E. Boasberg sentenced Easterday to 30 months in prison as well as 500 hours of community service, along with $2,000 in restitution.
The government sought 151 months or more than 12.5 years in federal prison for Easterday, saying his "felonious conduct" was "part of a massive riot that almost succeeded in preventing the certification vote from being carried out, frustrating the peaceful transition of Presidential power, and throwing the United States into a Constitutional crisis."
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-heart-trump-hat-confederate-flag-gets-prison-assaults-off-rcna148840
republianmushroom
(13,670 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,344 posts)This no good fuck assaulted cops with chemical munitions. he should be getting real jail time.
oasis
(49,401 posts)Easterday should have his ass in lock up for a lot more time.
sybylla
(8,526 posts)Justice has not been served with 30 measly months.
irisblue
(33,020 posts)Wuddles440
(1,127 posts)His acts merited the lengthy incarceration proposed by the DOJ, but instead the judge grants him extraordinary leniency. Plus, it's highly likely that he'll never serve the entire 30 months of his prison sentence. Another sweetheart deal and slap on the wrist.