Richard Barnett, who put feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, jailed for four years A Capitol Hill rioter who put his feet on Democrat Nancy Pelosi's desk in her congressional office has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. Richard "Bigo" Barnett was among the crowd of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the building in a bid to overturn the 2020 election result. He posed for cameras after breaking into Mrs Pelosi's office and boasted of swiping an envelope before leaving. He was armed with a stun gun and could have harmed Mrs Pelosi, officials say. His crimes include obstruction of an official proceeding, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly weapon, and theft of government property. He was found guilty on eight charges in January after jurors deliberated for less than three hours. On Wednesday, he was handed a 54-month prison term by a federal judge in Washington DC. Prosecutors argued that Barnett, 63, came to DC in January 2021 from his home in Arkansas - over 1,000 miles away (1,600km) - prepared for violence. The retired firefighter and bull rider carried an American flag during the breach, but was not accused of committing any acts of violence. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of at least seven years. Barnett's lawyers asked for one year. Mrs Pelosi, who was speaker of the House of Representatives at the time, was forced to flee the chamber floor with other lawmakers as protesters stormed the building in an effort to block the certification of Joe Biden as president. Barnett wrote a note on Mrs Pelosi's desk using a sexist slur, and used a bullhorn to brag to the crowd that "I took Nancy Pelosi's office" after police forced him out of the building. The Barnett trial has been one of the most high-profile to stem from the 6 January 2021 attack on Congress. More than 1,000 people have been arrested on charges related to the breach in nearly all 50 states. Like other 6 January defendants, Barnett's lawyers argued that the DC jury was biased against him. On Tuesday - the eve of sentencing - US District Judge Christopher R Cooper denied his team's request for a new trial.
False flag operation, didn't these people sense they were being set up. Trump, Alex Jones should of known it was a set up. They still believed they would be treated fairly. Why punish the dupes of the world?
Guy who just rammed White House gate and had threats against it just got charges dropped. You sure about that?
we will see...I am still waiting to see how that unfolds... guy made open and public threats about killing the president.....more to the story to come...i see he is being held until next week so where is the story that he getting off?
Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, of Chesterfield, Missouri, is being held without bond and appeared in federal court Wednesday. Prosecutors declined to pursue four of the charges -- including the count of threatening to kill, kidnap or inflict harm on a president, vice president or their families -- leaving him to face only a count of depredation of property of the United States in excess of $1,000. The other three dropped charges were assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and trespassing. All four of those charges could come back when he is formally indicted, but he was not charged with them on Wednesday. https://abcnews.go.com/US/truck-strikes-barrier-white-house-driver-charged/story?id=99532518 And before you try to get overly pedantic again and say "well, the charges weren't dropped, they just 'decided to not pursue them'." The question still remains. If you intended to charge the man, why not pursue the charges?
The dupes must be punished as a warning to future dupes that may be more violent like the Timothy McVeigh types. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh wrbtrader
Again....i am not jumping to any conclusions...the last sentence you quoted says everything you need to know but you have to understand the way the law works first... all four of those charges could come back when he is formally indicted.... lawyers sometimes need time to properly prepare a case for the right charges so I will wait and see before the "pundits" proclaims he was let off and is free to go... I bet they have not finished dumping his lap top and cell phone or collecting everything from his apartment yet....