Hogan said he believed Reeder is sorry now and sentenced him to half of the six months prosecutors had wanted, but the judge said some of Reeder's previous statements had been "disingenuous and self-serving." Above, supporters of former President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. A video later surfaced of him grabbing a police officer during the insurrection, which left many of the responding law enforcement officers beaten and bloodied as a mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters violently stormed the Capitol.įor more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.Ī federal judge on Friday sentenced a man charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot to three months in jail, saying that he hopes it sends a message to other alleged insurrectionists who don’t appear to be “truly accepting responsibility. Robert Reeder, a Maryland man, initially said that he was an "accidental tourist" during the January 6 riot, AP reported. They seem, to me, to be trying to get this out of the way as quickly as possible, stating whatever they have to say.but not changing their attitude," Hogan said. "It's become evident to me that many of the defendants pleading guilty do not truly accept responsibility. District Judge Thomas Hogan said while giving the sentence that he doesn't believe guilty pleas necessarily equate accountability. More than 630 people have been charged for roles in the insurrection and some guilty pleas have begun to pile in, but U.S. A federal judge on Friday sentenced a man charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot to three months in jail, saying that he hopes it sends a message to other alleged insurrectionists who don't appear to be "truly accepting responsibility," the Associated Press reported.
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