'THESE COMMIES NEED TO PAY': Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops with flagpole is going to prison [View all]

Source: Law & Crime

Nov 28th, 2024, 1:16 pm


A Wyoming man who used a flagpole to assault law enforcement guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots is going to prison for over three years.

Douglas Harrington, 69, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg, a Barack Obama appointee, to 40 months in prison followed by 24 months of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. Harrington was convicted of civil disorder, assaulting officers, trespassing, and disorderly conduct.

A statement of facts laying out the case said Harrington arrived on Capitol grounds that day wearing a cowboy hat, a painter’s respirator mask, and a military-style backpack. He carried American and Donald Trump 2020 flags.

He approached a line of officers on the Upper West Terrace and challenged them before using the bottom part of his flagpole to strike toward an officer. Harrington was sprayed with mace, but he didn’t stop, court documents said.

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