Court-Martialed Military Veteran Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Capitol Riot Attack [View all]

Source: US News and World Report/AP

Nov. 18, 2024, at 12:56 p.m.


WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Edward Richmond Jr. attacked police officers with a metal baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Richmond, 41, of Geismar, Louisiana, said he immediately regretted his actions that day. “It was wrong. It was foolish. It was not thought-out. It was spur of the moment,” Richmond said before U.S. District Judge John Bates sentenced him to four years and three months behind bars.

The judge said Richmond appeared to be genuinely remorseful for joining one of the most violent episodes of the Capitol riot — a clash between rioters and outnumbered officers inside a tunnel entrance. “Your conduct was pretty terrible. You've recognized that,” Bates said.

More than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes stemming from the Capitol riot. More than 650 of them have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from a few days to 22 years.

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