Nearly 5 years in prison for 'zip tie guy' who entered Capitol with mother
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee man who became one of the most recognizable images of the Capitol riot when he leaped over seats in the Senate Gallery while holding zip tie handcuffs will serve nearly five years in prison, and his mother, who was convicted alongside him, will serve roughly half that time.
Eric Gavelek Munchel, of Tennessee, earned the nickname “zip tie guy” after a photograph of him wearing tactical gear and carrying flex cuffs on Jan. 6 went viral. He and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, of Georgia, were arrested just days after the riot and convicted in a stipulated bench trial in April of multiple felony counts each, including obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy. Munchel, who brought a stun gun into the U.S. Capitol and stashed at least one other weapon – a knife – before going inside, was convicted of additional felony counts.
On Friday, Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced Munchel to almost five years behind bars, while Eisenhart was given a lighter sentence at two-and-a-half years.
Munchel’s and Eisenhart’s attorneys argued for a sentence of not more than a year in prison, with credit for the roughly three months they already served in jail. Eisenhart’s attorney, Gregory Smith, argued in his sentencing memo that she already faces the likely loss of her 30-year career as a nurse as a result of her conviction. Munchel’s attorney described his client as a newly married man with a child on the way who wants to put this part of his life behind him.
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