Thread by @ZoeTillman

Belated hello from Judge James Boasberg's virtual courtroom, where the first Jan. 6 sentencing of the year is underway for Leonard Ridge IV, who captured his experience on Snapchat and pleaded to a misdemeanor for illegally entering. Govt wants 45 days, Ridge wants probation

Here's @ryanjreilly on how the hearing has been going so far

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1478401170507026432

@ryanjreilly Boasberg gearing up to announce the sentence, says he finds it concerning that before Jan. 6, Ridge texted a friend, "I think we are going to try to block the session of [C]ongress" — that it speaks to his intent going in

@ryanjreilly Boasberg says he thinks jail time is appropriate, but notes that Ridge is 19, and teenagers do "stupid" things. If Ridge were older, the judge says, he'd get every day the govt asked for (45).

Instead, the sentence: 14 days incarceration, 100 hours community service, $1,000 fine

@ryanjreilly Ridge's lawyer asks if he can serve his 14 days on weekends so he can keep working, Boasberg says no, he needs to serve it all at once

@ryanjreilly *Ridge was 19 during the insurrection, he turned 20 in November

https://twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1478402730456719366

@ryanjreilly Boasberg says he thinks Ridge is "somebody who will be leading a life that contributes to your community and your society, and I trust you will do that beginning now and when you emerge from this sentence. So good luck to you."

And that's a wrap on that one.