Man who climbed onto the backs of rioters and used pole to strike at cops on Jan. 6 is going to prison

Source: Law & Crime

Dec 7th, 2024, 6:25 pm


A Connecticut man who climbed onto the backs and shoulders of rioters and repeatedly swung a pole at cops guarding a tunnel at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots is going to prison.

Richard Markey, 38, was sentenced on Friday to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta, a Barack Obama appointee, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release. Markey pleaded guilty in August to a felony charge of assaulting officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon. Markey made his way that day to the Lower West Terrace Tunnel, the site of some of the most violent attacks against law enforcement.

That afternoon, he climbed on rioters to make his way toward the police line defending the Tunnel, where he began assaulting officers. Markey assaulted police with a baton and later his fists. In one instance, Markey forcibly struck and pulled on a police shield held by two officers. Markey then balanced himself on the mob of rioters, grabbed the police shield again, and kicked the shield several times.

When an officer tried to get him away by using a pole, Markey pulled the pole from the officer, pointed it at the officer, and screamed, “Oathbreaker! Oathbreaker! You’re not doing your f—ing job. Listen! I fought for this f—ing country.”

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