The first Jan. 6 case sentencing of this anniversary week will be underway in one hour:
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1478027340764651526
“Your honor, I’ll be honest, I don’t know how Snapchat works,” says Leonard Pearson Ridge IV’s defense attorney. She says this Jan. 6 conviction will “follow him forever” and that "in many ways, having the conviction alone is punishment enough.”
Ridge: “I’m sorry for my actions and my conduct on that day… If I could do it over again I would have never went into that building.”
Ridge said he didn’t realize the impact that his actions would have on America’s standing in the world.
Ridge said he didn’t realize the impact that his actions would have on America’s standing in the world.
Judge Boasberg says he’s particularly concerned by Ridge’s statements ahead of the Capitol attack that laid out his intent.
Boasberg says Ridge's pre-attack statement shows he “intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power."
Boasberg says Ridge's pre-attack statement shows he “intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power."
“I believe that some jail time is appropriate here,” says Judge Boasberg.
But will factor in his youth, which may cut down on his time.
“There are plenty of teenagers doing stupid, poorly thought-out, unwise things every day, and you were one of them."
But will factor in his youth, which may cut down on his time.
“There are plenty of teenagers doing stupid, poorly thought-out, unwise things every day, and you were one of them."
NEW: Leonard Pearson Ridge IV gets 14 days of incarceration and a $1,000 fine, as well as 100 hours of community service.
“If you were a few years older, I would give you every day that the government asked for,” Judge James Boasberg says.
“If you were a few years older, I would give you every day that the government asked for,” Judge James Boasberg says.
Because Ridge is working for a family business (and therefore isn’t going to lose his job) the judge says he must serve the 14 days all at once (and not just on weekends). Ridge must self-surrender by early March.
Here’s the message that seemed to take a probationary sentence off the table for Ridge, in which he expressed his intent before the Jan. 6 attack:
https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1478402237596676101
Next up is Michael Rusyn. Full schedule of this week’s sentencings in the thread:
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1478027344824705024
I stand corrected: Rusyn’s sentencing has now been continued until 1/11/2022. (h/t @emptywheel)
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