- A Capitol rioter who pushed via police on January 6 was sentenced to eight months in jail.
- Prosecutors stated Glen Simon will be heard on video inciting the gang.
- Simon known as law enforcement officials “little fucking spineless fucking oath violating little fucking weasels.”
A Capitol rioter who known as law enforcement officials on the scene “little fucking spineless fucking oath violating little fucking weasels” was sentenced to eight months in federal jail on Friday.
Glen Simon pleaded responsible in October to the fees of knowingly getting into or remaining in any restricted constructing or grounds with out lawful authority after which once more in April after extra proof was found, based on the Justice Division.
Simon had initially pleaded responsible to a category B misdemeanortill a brand new video of him pushing in opposition to a police barricade on January 6 was found.
WUSA9 reported that DC District Courtroom Chief Choose Beryl Howell questioned prosecutors on why Simon wasn’t charged with a felony.
“Why wasn’t this defendant charged with obstruction when he was in search of Congress?” Howell requested.
Howell stated Simon “helped incite the gang” by yelling and cursing at regulation enforcement, NBC Information reported.
Simon’s legal professional’s stated Simon fell into private points in the summertime of 2020 that made him inclined to conspiracy theories. She requested he be sentenced to a probationary sentence with six months of dwelling detention, WUSA9 reported.
Nevertheless, Howell sentenced Simon to eight months in jail, and a yr of supervised launch. Simon was additionally ordered to pay a $1,000 high quality and $500 in restitution for harm executed to the Capitol.
“This isn’t the kind of particular person I need to be sending out into the neighborhood,” Howell stated. “He is demonstrated, considerably, anger and a perception in conspiracies.”
