Jan. 6 Capitol rioter sentenced to over 7 years for assaulting police officer.
TL;DR Summary
Patrick McCaughey III, a 25-year-old Connecticut man, was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, where he used a stolen riot shield to pin a DC Metropolitan Police officer to a metal doorway. McCaughey was convicted of seven felonies and two misdemeanors, and the judge described him as a "poster child of all that was dangerous and appalling" about the riot. McCaughey apologized for his actions, calling them "monumentally stupid." The sentence is the second-longest of any individual involved in the Capitol riot.
Topics:nation#capitol-riot#crime#dc-metropolitan-police#judge-trevor-n-mcfadden#patrick-mccaughey-iii#sentencing
- Jan. 6 rioter who pinned DC police officer gets over 7 years in prison Business Insider
- Man who assaulted DC police officer on January 6 sentenced to more than seven years CNN
- Capitol rioter who crushed officer with shield gets 7 years The Associated Press
- Jan. 6 defendant who crushed an officer with a shield is sentenced to over 7 years in prison Yahoo News
- Connecticut man sentenced to more than 7 years for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot WTNH.com
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
12
Time Saved
3 min
vs 4 min read
Condensed
88%
761 → 94 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Business Insider