Federal prosecutors are seeking their stiffest Jan 6. sentence yet, recommending 44 months in jail for ex-MMA fighter Scott Fairlamb
yet in a case stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, recommending 44 months in jail for Scott Fairlamb, a former MMA fighter who was filmed punching a police officer in the head after breaching the building.
Prosecutors say Fairlamb was one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol, entering a Senate wing door shortly after an adjacent window was shattered by a rioter wielding a stolen police shield. Fairlamb was carrying a police baton he picked up shortly after rioters beat back an exterior police line.
“After isolating an MPD officer from his fellow officers, Fairlamb shoved the officer and then punched his face shield,” prosecutors added. For prosecutors, Fairlamb’s case is an important test as dozens of felony and assault cases begin wending through the legal pipeline. Though dozens of misdemeanor cases, primarily involving trespassing charges, have been resolved through plea deals, only one felony case has reached sentencing so far.
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