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The California man who used a stun gun on Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Daniel Joseph "DJ" Rodriguez, 40, of Fontana, Calif., pled guilty to several charges in February. He was officially sentenced to "conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice, and assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon,"the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said in a statement.
In addition to his prison sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered another 36 months of supervised release and for Rodriguez to pay $2,000 in restitution to the Architect of the Capitol and $96,927 to the Metropolitan Police Department for damages to Fanone.
In the fall of 2020, Rodriguez was part of a group that started a Telegram chat called PATRIOTS45MAGA Gang, which brought together supporters of then-President Trump. It "became a forum for Rodriguez's plans for violence against the seat of the federal government," according to court documents.
Rodriguez and other members of the group traveled from California to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, for a "Stop the Steal" rally on the National Mall. He entered the Capitol and, according to court documents, "video footage taken from the incident depicts Rodriguez at the first set of double doors of the Capitol building facing the police line and deploying a fire extinguisher at the line of officers present."
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He was then seen using a long wooden pole and shoving it toward officers in the line, the documents said.
"After Rodriguez returned to the lower west terrace tunnel, court documents state that video footage taken from the scene of the incident depicts one rioter, Albuquerque Head, wrapping his arm around the neck of an MPD officer and dragging the officer out on to the steps of the lower west terrace," the statement said. "Rodriguez is then seen making his way toward the officer and, with the electroshock weapon in hand, plunging it into the officer's neck. As the officer attempted to escape, court records state that Rodriguez struck again, placing the electroshock weapon on the back of the officer's neck."
That officer was later identified as Fanone. He served on the Metropolitan Police Department Officer for nearly two decades before resigning nearly a year after the attack at the U.S. Capitol.
Fanone has spoken publicly about what he experienced that day. He was tased repeatedly while the attacking mob threatened to shoot him with his own gun, before being pulled to safety. Doctors later told him he suffered a mild heart attack from this experience, he's said.
After attacking Fanone, Rodriguez entered the Capitol, vandalizing offices, ransacking rooms, breaking windows and stealing items, prosecutors said. During all of this, he continued to update other members of his Telegram group of his assault on Fanone and the other law enforcement officers on scene that day.
In the 29 months since the Jan. 6 riot, more than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol; nearly 350 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation is ongoing.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies, was sentenced to 18 years — the longest sentence so far related to Jan. 6 crimes.
lOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two Southern California men faces charges of conspiracy and other crimes, including the assault of a Metropolitan Police Department Officer, in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
An indictment unsealed Monday in the District of Columbia charged 27-year-old Edward Badalian of Los Angeles with conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, aiding and abetting, tampering with documents or proceedings, and other offenses, according to the Department of Justice. He had been arrested on Nov. 17 and was made his first court appearance in the District of Columbia on Nov. 23.
Badalian was charged in a superseding indictment initially filed in March against 39-year-old Daniel Rodriguez of Fontana. Charges filed in March against Rodriguez included applying an electroshock weapon to the back Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone's neck, and the indictment unsealed Monday added a conspiracy charge. Rodriguez has been in custody since he was arrested on March 31, and was arraigned in the District of Columbia on Nov. 16.
According to the indictment, the two men created a Telegram group chat called the "Patriots 45 MAGA Gang" and used it to advocate for violence against certain groups and people that either supported the 2020 Presidential election results, held what they believed to be liberal or communist ideologies, or held positions of authority in government.
In one post, Badalian said "we need to violently remove traitors and if they are in key positions rapidly replace them with able bodied Patriots," according to the indictment.
A message posted by Rodriguez between Dec. 31 and Jan. 4 to a person not identified in the indictment said he would "assassinate Joe Biden" if he got the chance and "would rather die than live under a Biden administration."
Prosecutors allege Badalian collected weapons and tactical gear to bring to Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, including respirators, masks, snow goggles, knee pads, and baseball helmets. The gear was among the items used by supporters of former President Trump to storm past barricades to get into the Capitol.
Badalian allegedly went on to boast about his part in the Capitol riot by appearing on the show "Infowars" under the pseudonym Turbo, alongside video provided by someone identified only as "Person One." Following the interview, prosecutors say Badalian and Rodriguez visited Person One's home, unplugged all of their Amazon Alexa devices, and conspired to "delete everything and to transfer the files to a secure hard drive."
However, prosecutors say the defendants did not follow through with their plan to buy a hard drive to download all of Person One's photos and videos, which were subsequently not deleted.
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atop some furniture in room ST2M, and announced to all the rioters present inside that "they have
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gained access to ST6M, RODRIGUEZ verbally encouraged'other voters to Look for "intel:'
- At approximately 4:00 p.m., on or about January 6, 2021, RODRIGUEZ posted in
the PATRIOTS 45 group chat, "Omg I did so much fucking shit m and got away tell you later"
and "TPd the fuck out of the blue[.]"...
021, while photographs and videos of BADALLAN at the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol
played for viewers.
- On or about January 8, 2021, during the INFOWARS interview BADALIAN
discussed video footage that had been provided to INFOWARS by PERSON ONE. The footage
showed BADALIAN attacking another zioter on the Lower West Terrace beneath the windowsill
of the window that was ultimately brokenby rioters. BADALIAN explained that the footage
depicted him fighting a person who be believed to be a member of Antifa disguised as a Trump
supporter. Immediately after BADALIAN's interview, PERSON ONE was interviewed by
INFOWARS about the same video. During that interview, PERSON ONE referred to BADALIAN
as "Ed," as opposed to the pseudonym "Turbo," which BADALIAN had used to obscure 1us true
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North Hills man charged with taking part in Capitol riot
In this Jan. 6, 2021 photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
In this Jan. 6, 2021 photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Sean Emery. Cops and Breaking News Reporter.
// MORE INFORMATION: Associate Mug Shot taken August 26, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
By Sean Emery | semery@scng.com | Orange County Register
UPDATED: November 29, 2021
A 26-year-old North Hills man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot in Washington D.C. was taken into custody earlier this month and is now facing federal charges.
Edward Badalian and Daniel Rodriguez – who was previously accused of using an electroshock weapon against an officer during the Capitol insurrection – are facing a variety of federal charges, including conspiracy, obstruction, entering a restricted building and theft and destruction of government property, according to a superseding indictment filed in federal court on Nov. 17.
Badalian and Rodriguez reportedly created a group chat on the Telegram app, called “Patriots 45 MAGA Gang,” that prosecutors allege was used as a platform to “advocate violence against certain groups and individuals” who “supported” the results of the 2020 presidential election. The two men in late 2020 also attended pro-Trump and anti-coronavirus mask mandate rallies in Southern California, including in Huntington Beach and Beverly Hills, according to the indictment.
An attorney listed as representing Badalian in court records could not immediately be reached for comment.
Prosecutors allege that Badalian, Rodriguez and a third defendant — whose name is currently redacted in court documents — encouraged others to attend the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally that proceeded the riot and collected “weapons and tactical gear” that included “a taser, pepper spray, a baseball bat, gas masks and walkie talkies.”
In one “Patriots 45” chat message cited in the indictment, Badalian allegedly wrote “we need to violently remove traitors and if they are in key position rapidly replace them with able-bodied patriots.”
The indictment alleges that Badalian, Rodriguez and the unnamed third defendant were among the rioters who pushed against officers trying to keep them out of the Capitol building. Rodriguez allegedly threw a flagpole at the police line, set off a fire extinguisher toward the officers, then used a “small, black electroshock weapon” on the back of an officer’s neck.
Badalian, Rodriguez and the third person allegedly entered the Capitol through a window other rioters had broken. According to the indictment, the three opened bags in lawmakers offices, rifled through papers on desks and took emergency escape hoods. After leaving the building, Rodriguez allegedly posted in the “Patriots 45” chat “OMG I did so much (expletives) and got away,” adding “Tazzzzzed the (expletive) out of the blue.”
See also: List: These Southern California residents are accused of taking part in the Capitol riot
Several days later, according to the indictment, Badalian appeared on an Infowars podcast using the pseudonym “turbo” in order to talk about video footage that allegedly showed him fighting someone he claimed had been an “Antifa” member pretending to be a Trump supporter. Later in that same podcast, another person discussing the same video footage referred to him as “Ed” instead of “Turbo,” according to the indictment.
Prosecutors allege that Badalian and Rodgriguez later went to the home of the person who had allegedly said Badalian’s first name, instead of the pseudonym, on the podcast and warned then against using his actual name in connection to the Capitol riot. The two men allegedly also told the person to delete photos and videos that reportedly depicted Badalian, Rodriguez and the unnamed third defendant “participating in the riot,” according to the indictment.
A magistrate judge during a Nov. 17 hearing set Badalian’s bond at $10,000. His first hearing in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom has been scheduled for Dec. 9.
Records show Rodriguez, 38, was arrested in Fontana; but the latest indictment lists him as a resident of Panorama City.
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Jan. 6 rioter pleads guilty to Taser attack on officer Michael Fanone
Far-right pro-Trump activist Daniel Rodriguez bragged about attacking police and breaking into the Capitol
February 14, 2023
D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is swarmed by pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
By Spencer S. Hsu
A far-right pro-Trump activist from Southern California pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a Taser on D.C. police officer Michael Fanone as he was dragged down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in one of the most violent assaults in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Daniel Rodriguez, 40, of the Los Angeles area, admitted to shocking Fanone in the base of his neck as he was pulled out of the Lower West Terrace Tunnel and into the crowd. Fanone lost consciousness and was stripped of his badge and gun; he suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury.
“Omg I did so much f---ing s--- rn and got away tell you later,” Rodriguez admitted texting a Telegram group, adding that he “tazzed the f--- out of the blue.” He and others formed the Telegram group, called the Patriots 45 MAGA Gang.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty to five felony counts including conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice and assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon.
At sentencing May 16, he faces a recommended penalty of either between 6½ years to eight years in prison or eight to 10 years in prison — depending on whether his assault is found to have occurred while his police victim was under restraint, according to a plea deal with prosecutors.
According to court filings, Rodriguez attended pro-Trump rallies and pandemic protests in Southern California, where he became acquainted with co-defendant Edward Badalian and Beverly Hills salon owner Gina Bisignano, as first reported by HuffPost. Rodriguez told the FBI after Jan. 6 that he had become radicalized through watching videos on Alex Jones’s Infowars website and believed that civil war was imminent. He identified himself with the Three Percenters movement, which aspires to prepare armed Americans to fight against tyranny and named after the myth that 3 percent of American colonists supported the Revolutionary War.
Using the Patriots 45 MAGA Gang chat group, Rodriguez admitted that he and others advocated political violence against government officials and others they perceived as supporting the 2020 election results or backing liberal or communist ideologies. According to his indictment, a grand jury witness testified that Rodriguez said he would “assassinate Joe Biden” if possible and “would rather die than live under a Biden administration.” He also posted to the Telegram group, “Congress can hang. I’ll do it. Please let us get these people dear God.”
Rodriguez and others gathered gear — including a Taser, pepper spray, gas masks and walkie-talkies — and drove a rental car from California before joining a “caravan” in Kentucky, according to charging papers. Once in Washington, Rodriguez texted the Telegram group on Jan. 5, “There will be blood. Welcome to the revolution,” according to his indictment.
How battered D.C. police made a stand against the Capitol mob
At the Capitol, Rodriguez admitted in plea papers that he climbed into the building through a broken window and attempted to break a window to another office by slamming it repeatedly with a flagpole. He encouraged other rioters to “look for intel” inside, opening bags and rifling papers until police cleared the room.
“There’s people that have taken over this country from inside, globalist and unelected officials, elitists, you know?” Rodriguez explained in his FBI interview, alluding to extremist and QAnon conspiracy theories that a “deep state” including Satan-worshiping pedophiles was opposing Trump.
Rodriguez eventually cried and apologized to Fanone in his FBI interview, according to a transcript and related court proceedings, after suggesting he used the Taser on Fanone to keep the officer from getting more seriously injured.
The Post obtained hours of video footage, some exclusively, and placed it within a digital 3-D model of the building. (Video: The Washington Post)
“I don’t know if I Tasered him to protect him, but maybe just to, like — so he wouldn’t struggle and get hurt, maybe,” Rodriguez said, before breaking down, apologizing and cursing himself.
“I’m sorry,” he said through tears. “I don’t know. He’s a human being with children, and he’s not a bad guy. He sounds like he’s just doing his job.”
Fanone has said he was nearly killed by the mob before appealing to their humanity by invoking his four daughters.
Rodriguez also admitted on Jan. 10 that he and others drove to the home of another person identified as “Person One” in court documents and attempted to facilitate the destruction of that person’s Jan. 6 related evidence. Rodriguez’s indictment identifies Person One as an individual who identified Badalian by his first name, Ed, instead of his pseudonym, Turbo, while discussing riot video of Badalian on Infowars two days earlier. Bisignano matches the description of Person One.
Bisignano pleaded guilty in August 2021 to felony rioting and misdemeanor trespassing offenses but is pending sentencing after seeking to withdraw a guilty plea to a felony count of obstructing an official proceeding. That charge is under appeal in Jan. 6 cases before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Badalian has pleaded not guilty and faces trial later this month.
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the Beverly Hills beautician who yelled “You are not going to take away our Trumpy Bear” through a bullhorn as she allegedly led Donald Trump supporters in the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been violating the terms of her pretrial release for years, according to federal prosecutors who say she should be kept behind bars until her case goes to court.
Gina Bisignano, who runs an eyelash extension and skin care salon in the world-famous California enclave, shouted pro-Trump missives — including “This is 1776!” and “We will never let our country go to the globalists!” — before helping multiple rioters smash a glass window to the Capitol and then crawling through it to enter the building.
She pleaded guilty in August 2021 to multiple crimes, including obstruction of an official proceeding, and civil disorder, which carries a potential five-year prison sentence. She also pleaded guilty to a handful of misdemeanors and agreed to cooperate with the federal government’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which sent lawmakers and staff fleeing the building or sheltering in place for hours shortly after beginning proceedings to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral win.
She later successfully moved to withdraw her guilty plea to the obstruction charge and currently has a trial date set for April 8. She will also be tried for destruction of government property. She has not been detained ahead of trial, but as prosecutors note, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols set conditions on her pretrial release, including that she stay off social media — except for using Instagram “for the limited purpose of booking clients,” Nichols said — and not to communicate with anyone who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Now, according to a weekend filing first spotted by Jan. 6 reporter Emptywheel on X, prosecutors want Nichols to hold Bisignano to account after what they describe as years of violations of the terms of her release.
The violation, prosecutors say, stems from her repeated use of social media.
“Bisignano’s extensive social media activity, spanning seemingly the entirety of her time on release — and occurring before and after admonitions by this Court — violates multiple conditions of release, including that she ‘avoid all contact, directly or indirectly, with any person who is or may be a victim or witness in the investigation or prosecution,’ that she have ‘[n]o access to social media,’ and that she have ‘[n]o communications with anyone who was at the event on January 6, 2021.'”
The filing reminds Nichols, a Trump appointee, that he “has repeatedly warned her about continued violations” since at least August 2021.
“The one thing you absolutely should not be doing is deciding on your own . . . that there are certain parts of my order that you can disregard,” Nichols told Bisignano at the time.
Prosecutors say that this “is precisely what Bisignano has done.”
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a 26-year-old California man is facing federal charges over his participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, The Orange County Register reports.
Edward Badalian and Daniel Rodriguez are facing charges that include conspiracy, obstruction, entering a restricted building and theft and destruction of government property.
In a group chat they created on Telegram, Badalian and Rodriguez encouraged others to attend the Jan. 6 "Stop the Steal" rally that preceded the Capitol riot. In one message, Badalian allegedly wrote "we need to violently remove traitors and if they are in key position rapidly replace them with able-bodied patriots."
Prosecutors say the Telegram chat group was used to "advocate violence against certain groups and individuals" who "supported" the results of the 2020 presidential election.
During the riot, prosecutors allege that Rodriguez threw a flagpole at police, set off a fire extinguisher toward them, and then used a "small, black electroshock weapon" on the back of an officer's neck.
In the days after the riot, Badalian appeared on the right-wing InfoWars program using the pseudonym "Turbo" to discuss video footage that allegedly showed him fighting someone he claimed to be "Antifa" who was disguised as a Trump supporter.
Later in during the call-in program, another person discussing the same video footage referred to him as "Ed" instead of "Turbo." Prosecutors say Badalian and Rodgriguez later went to the home of the person who blurted out Badalian's first name and warned them against using his actual name when discussing the riot. They also told the person to delete photos that showed them participating in the riot.
As it turns out, the person who mistakenly said Badalian's first name was salon owner Gina Bisignano, 52, who went viralfor spewing homophobic slurs and other hateful rhetoric during an anti-lockdown protest back in December of last year. She was also arrested for participating in the Capitol riot.
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Federal prosecutors have indicted a trio of alleged US Capitol rioters – including one who is accused of assaulting DC police officer Michael Fanone – for planning to be violent together on January 6, according to court records and a Justice Department statement on Monday.
One defendant, Edward Badalian, a 26-year-old from California, allegedly wrote to his co-defendants “We need to violently remove traitors and if they are in key positions rapidly replace them with able bodied Patriots,”according to the indictment.
“We don’t want to fight antifa lol we want to arrest traitors,” he also wrote.
The group communicated on Telegram under the name “Patriots 45 MAGA Gang,” prosecutors said, riffing about their anger toward officials who supported the 2020 election result and gloating about the violence of the siege. They also attended pro-Trump and anti-coronavirus mask mandate rallies in Southern California, prosecutors said.
Before January 6, they collected weapons and gear, including a stun gun, pepper spray, gas masks and walkie-talkies, and traveled together to the January 6 Stop the Steal rallies, according to the Justice Department. The day before the riot, they “joined a caravan” in Kentucky headed toward DC, setting up a radio app on cellphones so the caravan could communicate, the indictment said.
Badalian and another defendant, Daniel Joseph Rodriguez, “used the Patriots 45 group chat as a platform to advocate violence against certain groups and individuals that either supported the 2020 presidential election results, supported what the group perceived as liberal, or communist ideologies, or held positions of authority in the government,” prosecutors wrote.
The prosecutors noted that Badalian told another person he wanted to assassinate Joe Biden.
Rodriguez and Badalian have both pleaded not guilty. Rodriguez remains in jail awaiting trial, while Badalian is released on personal recognizance, according to DC District Court records.
The third defendant’s name is still under seal. The third defendant, on January 6 at the Ellipse, asked another person via text to “roll in force” with the group and texted at almost 2 p.m. “the battle has begun,” the indictment said.
The unnamed defendant and Rodriguez then scuffled with police at entryways to the Capitol with Rodriguez hurling a flagpole and discharging a fire extinguisher and the unnamed defendant telling officers “liberty or death, gentlemen!” according to the indictment. The trio united in a congressional office suite, with two of them rifling through bags and papers after Rodriguez announced they should look for “intel.” He allegedly stole an emergency escape hood from a bag in the office.
This is a notable new conspiracy case in the January 6 dragnet, which has arrested nearly 700 federal defendants. The Justice Department has already pursued several high-profile groups of defendants including members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for allegedly planning or coordinating their participation in the riot. The conspiracy cases and the police assault cases are some of the most serious allegations against January 6 riot participants, and the indictment related to the “Patriots 45 MAGA Gang” group combines both of those types of charges.
Some of the new details in the case appear to emerge out of the cooperation of another January 6 defendant, who is not named in the indictment – indicating how the Justice Department’s investigation has gathered steam as more defendants are arrested and cut plea deals.
In the latest court filings, prosecutors even piece together conversations the group had after January 6. On their drive back from Washington, DC, to California after the riot, Badalian appeared on the far-right call-in show “War Room” on InfoWars, using the pseudonym “Turbo,” prosecutors say.
The Justice Department charged has previously charged Rodriguez with using a stun gun on DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone. Fanone has been an outspoken voice among police injured by the pro-Trump attackers.
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The Justice Department has charged a Capitol rioter who allegedly tased DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who later spoke outabout how he pleaded with the pro-Trump mob to spare his life.
In court documents unsealed Wednesday, federal prosecutors said Daniel Rodriguez used an “electroshock weapon” and a flagpole to assault an officer named “M.F.” from Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department. A law enforcement source confirmed to CNN that the initials are a reference to Fanone.
Fanone has previously said he was tased several times in the neck, beaten with a flagpole and heard rioters screaming that they should “kill him with his own gun,” while they tried to pull his weapon out of its holster. Fanone said he begged the pro-Trump mob to spare him, and that he suffered a heart attack from the Taser.
Rodriguez was indicted on eight charges stemming from the Capitol insurrection including assaulting an officer, theft of government property and disorderly conduct on the US Capitol grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. A lawyer for Rodriguez is not listed in the public court docket, and he has not yet entered a plea.
Prosecutors have charged at least one other person who was allegedly involved in the assault on Fanone. Prosecutors said Thomas Sibick was seen on police body-camera footage assaulting Fanone while he lay on the ground outside the Capitol during the riot. During the brawl outside the Capitol, Sibick allegedly grabbed Fanone’s badge and radio, and he later posted a photo of himself holding a police shield on Facebook, court filings said.
More than 345 people have been charged so far in connection to the Capitol insurrection, including dozens who are accused of violent attacks on law enforcement. About 140 police officers sustained injuries during the riot.
The details surrounding the arrests draw a stark contrast to how former President Donald Trump has sought to characterize the insurrection he helped incite.
The former President falsely claimed in an interview with Fox News last week that the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol earlier this year in an attack that left five dead, including a police officer, posed “zero threat.” He also claimed that some of the rioters “went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards.”
Terry Fanone, the officer’s mother, told CNN’s Don Lemon on “CNN Tonight” Monday that when she thinks about Trump’s recent comments, “What goes through my mind is really outrage.”
“For us, for our family, and for each and every police officer that I know that Michael’s in touch with constantly, it’s outrageous. It’s so dehumanizing. It’s so devaluing,” she said.
In addition to the heart attack, Fanone suffered a concussion on January 6 and is now dealing with a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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WNY man sentenced to 50 months in prison for role in Jan. 6 riots at US Capitol
A WNY man was sentenced Friday to 50 months for his role in the January 6 riots that caused serious injuries to a police officer.
That's according to WUSA reporter Jordan Fisher, who was in court Friday.
Thomas Sibick, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to assault and theft charges for his role in the attack on Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in an effort to disrupt the certification of the November 3, 2020, presidential election.
Prosecutors had originally recommended that Sibick receive 71 months in prison, which would have been the highest sentencing guideline range for Sibick's sentence.
Sibick admitted to stealing a badge and radio from a police officer who was brutally beaten as rioters pulled him into the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol over two years ago, court record show.
In addition to the prison sentence, Sibick will have to pay $7,500.79 in restitution for stealing the badge and radio.
The officer's body camera showed Sibick removing his badge and radio from his vest during the attack. Investigators later found the badge and radio buried in his home's backyard in Buffalo.
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Jan. 6 Rioter's Father Defends Judge Who Jailed His Son
Thomas Sibick, from Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty after he attacked now-former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone at the Capitol in Washington DC.
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father of a man who was jailed over his involvement in the January 6 riot at the Capitol has said he believes the judge who presided the case was ultimately fair.
Thomas Sibick, from Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty after he attacked now-former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone at the Capitol in Washington D.C.
Sibick, 37, said in a letter to the judge who oversaw the case that the trauma Fanone experienced was "undeniably sickening." He added that he took responsibility for his "uncivilized display of reckless behavior."
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Sibick to 50 months in prison during his hearing at Washington D.C.'s federal court on Friday, July 28.
Thomas Sibick during the riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Dr. Gene Sibick said the judge had mostly been fair throughout the case but took issue with the sentencing of this son. Department of Justice
More than 1,000 Donald Trump supporters have been arrested following the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Supporters charged and vandalized the Capitol after hearing a speech by the former president where he made the false claim that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen by Democrats.
Dr. Gene Sibick, Thomas's father, told CBS affiliate WIVB that, while he believed Jackson had been fair throughout the trial, he disagreed with the sentencing.
He said: "I'm going to come right out and say what Thomas did was wrong. There is no doubt about it, and I've told him so."
Sibick added: "First of all, I want to say that I think she's been very fair overall in handling Thomas's situation, not necessarily with the sentence that was imposed, but fair throughout the year-and-a-half, two years that we have been dealing with her."
Sibick said: "He didn't go with anybody. He didn't plan on meeting anybody there. He just went on his own and unfortunately was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
Thomas Sibick was apprehended in Buffalo, New York, on March 12 and was charged on a total of 10 counts, including assaulting and stealing from a police officer.
When asked about his son taking the badge and radio, his father said: "You look at the video, which is public knowledge, Thomas's contact with the officer Fanone was less than two seconds.
"Officer Fanone already incurred his injuries before Thomas had any contact with him. It was chaos, and a lot of people panicked. I think on both sides people panicked and we have the results that we did," Sibick added.
Fanone was beaten by rioters at the Capitol and eventually resigned from his post at the D.C. Metro Police Department. He has since joined CNN as an on-air contributor.
Fanone has been vocally critical of Trump and welcomed the former president's indictment. He compared the joy he felt as being similar to how he felt when Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed.
Newsweek has contacted Dr. Gene Sibick for comment via his Facebook account.
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Capitol Rioter Asks Judge to Let Him Use Websites to Find Job and Date
Thomas Sibick, who is accused of robbing a DC police officer during the January 6 riot, was ordered to not use social media during home...
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Dec 26, 2021](https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-rioter-asks-judge-use-websites-find-a-job-date-2021-12)
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