Three More January 6th Defendants Found Guilty

[Nevilledog]

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https://hillreporter.com/breaking-three-more-january-6th-defendants-found-guilty

Following a trial that spanned two weeks, a federal judge in D.C. handed down guilty verdicts in the trial of three January 6 defendants that could have a major impact on the trajectory of Capitol attack prosecutions going forward.

The three men--Patrick McCaughey, Tristan Stevens, and David Mehaffie-- appeared for a bench, or non-jury trial, before U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Donald Trump appointee who is the only federal judge in D.C. who has acquitted a January 6th defendant.

The three men participated in some of the brutal violence of the insurrection among the crowd at the top of the platform that had been set up for President Joe Biden's inauguration. The "tunnel" at the top of the temporary scaffolding — referred to by one judge as "the entranceway for Lady Gaga" because of her performance at the inauguration — saw some of the most violent clashes between rioters and police, as hundreds of Trump supporters tried to force their way inside the Capitol. Police officers sustained multiple serious injuries at the location as rioters dragged cops out of the tunnel, including former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone, who had a stun gun driven into his neck.

Each defendant faced a number of criminal charges, including felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers and aiding and abetting; obstruction of an official proceeding; and civil disorder.

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. They thought that standing tall and going to trial would help them.

Tough ass to those stupid bastards.

[malaise]

2. Good news because folks were worried that this judge

had been very lenient with another seditionist.

[MagickMuffin]

3. I guess we'll have to await the sentencing

Only McCaughey gets dangerous weapon enhancement, for attack on MPD’s Daniel Hodges; only he is guilty of obstructing Congress.


Hopefully they'll have to serve some time behind bars.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Lock these idiots up