Sentencing set for 2. p.m. for Capitol defendant Devlyn Thompson.
The government wants Judge Royce C. Lamberth to give Thompson four years in federal prison.
His defense says he has “the coping skills of a four-year old” and his mom said he’s been “easily tricked by others."
“I was thirsty for news that wasn’t being censored. I listened to Tim Pool, Disaffected Liberal, Dave Reuben… Gateway, the Federalist, Zero Hedge, and Gray Zone. I was reading them for balance. They were willing to cover things that were more taboo.”
Defense: “although Mr. Thompson is 28-years old, he functions in many ways as a young child… Mr. Thompson’s understanding of what was transpiring was naive and inaccurate due to his autism.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco….
In a cost/benefit chart Devlyn Thompson did as part of an evaluation, he said he “can’t think of a single benefit” of going to D.C. on Jan. 6.
Jan. 6 defendant to Trump: "I have disdain for him for leaving us hanging. If he knew there was no security, no activity, why would he send upset people? There was noting to hold their attention. His actions were inconceivable. He created a lot of problems and he didn't even go."
When trying to throw a speaker at officers, Thompson instead hit fellow Jan. 6 defendant Montano Alvarado, who sustained a gash to his head. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Judge said he cannot accept a downward departure in this case.
Devlyn Thompson gets 46 months, just shy of four years.
Judge Lamberth tells Thompson he knows the news might be “disappointing” but wishes him good luck and says he has potential after he’s released from prison.
Prosecutor also had this line about a “back the blue” crowd assaulting cops:
DOJ press release: "Judge Royce C. Lamberth also ordered him today to pay $2,000 in restitution. He also must serve a period of three years of supervised release following completion of his prison term.”
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The oldest known Jan. 6 defendant, 81-year-old Gary Wickersham, is about to be sentenced.
“It’s the first defendant I’ve had that’s older than me in quite some time,” says 78-year-old Senior Judge Royce Lamberth.
“We believe a sentence of home detention is appropriate,” says federal prosecutor. Per court filing, they’ll show a video compilation of his activities at the Capitol, which should subsequently be released to the media.
DOJ: "He claimed that he was authorized to enter the Capitol because he pays his taxes. He claimed that the entire event was staged, and that law enforcement purposefully did not have enough resources there…” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Israel Tutrow, who stormed the Capitol with his prominent facial tattoos on full display, is set to be sentenced by Judge Amy Berman Jackson at 10 a.m.
DOJ wants 60 days behind bars.
Amy Berman Jackson: You weren’t here merely to unlawfully assemble, you were here to disrupt the certification of the election… The harm of that day was and continues to be substantial… America’s standing in the world may never recover.
Amy Berman Jackson: You can vote for whoever you want. But you and your friends do not get to stop the count because you don’t like the results of the election.
Judge James Boasberg will sentence Jan. 6 defendant Gary Edwards next hour. The government wants 14 days behind bars for the 68-year-old who entered the personal office of Senator Jeff Merkley.
Gary Edwards spoke to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack in October, according to his attorney.
He plans to address the court at sentencing.
Gary Edwards’ wife Lynn Edwards is addressing the court, and addressing her Facebook posts.
“I expressed myself off the cuff without much thought.”
Says she watched “a conservative news station, OAN” on Jan. 6.
BREAKING: Robert Scott Palmer -- who attacked cops at the Capitol while wearing an American flag jacket emblazoned with Trump’s name — gets more than five years in federal prison.
That's the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date. #FloridaFlagJacket
“U.S. Marshals ran from this courthouse to the Capitol. They put themselves in danger to protect the occupants of that Capitol… They’re the patriots, and some of them did not know whether they’re going to see their children that night.” huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
Happening now: Robert Scott Palmer, who attacked cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing an American flag sweatshirt emblazoned with Donald Trump’s name, is about to be sentenced.
This will likely be the longest prison term in a Jan. 6 case to date.
“I will forever have to fear applying for jobs knowing the instant they Google my name they will not see the hardworking student… They will only see the girl who trespassed in the nation’s Capitol… thinking she was just so cool.” huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
"That could’ve been you.”
Judge Christopher Cooper noted to Gracyn Courtright that Ashli Babbitt was shot at the same time that Courtright entered the Capitol building.