Jan. 6 rioter who threw smoke bombs at police then became a cop months later is going to prison
Source: Law & Crime
Nov 23rd, 2024, 1:43 pm
A Maryland police officer convicted of throwing smoke bombs at cops guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots is going to prison for a year and a half.
Justin Lee, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, a Donald Trump appointee, to 18 months in prison, 12 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,500 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. Lee was convicted by McFadden in a bench trial of assaulting officers, trespassing, and disorderly conduct.
The Washington Post reported McFadden called Lee’s acts “cowardly,” but noted a large mitigating factor in his sentence were his “heroic” actions on July 22, 2023, when, as a police officer, he shot and killed an armed 19-year-old stabbing suspect at a shopping center.
“You know better than most people how wrong assaults on police officers are,” said McFadden, who is also a former cop, the Post reported.
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Full headline: ‘You know better than most’: Jan. 6 rioter who threw smoke bombs at police then became a cop months later is going to prison
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18 months in a FCI is better than nothing.
Too bad #47 will most likely pardon him and other miscreants in 2025. But Justin Lee will never obtain a decent career because the internet is forever. Only an idiot would hire him as a cop when he is released and/or pardoned.
