A man who joined in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol will serve eight months in prison in the first felony sentencing from the DOJ's sprawling investigation.
In remarks leading up to handing down his sentence, the judge sought repeatedly to underscore the danger of the Jan. 6 attack and its threat to the country's democratic foundation.Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, Fla., front, stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington, in an image made from U.S. Capitol Police video.
Anna Morgan-Lloyd, a 49-year-old hair salon owner, became the first person sentenced in connection with the Jan. 6 attack when she wasto three years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Sedky argued during Monday's sentencing hearing that while Hodgkins was not directly accused of participating in any violence during the assault on the Capitol, his actions and advanced preparation for conflict before coming to D.C. that day made him a key player in furthering what she called"an act of domestic terror."
Sedky said the government's request that Hodgkins serve 18 months in prison with three years of supervised release -- which represents the mid-range of sentencing guidelines for the felony Hodgkins pleaded guilty to -- should lay down an effective deterrent for any individuals thinking of engaging in similar conduct and disrupting the functions of the government.
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