U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who was appointed to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan, lashed out at the “normalizing” of the January 6 Capitol attack while he was sentencing one of the rioters, Taylor James Johnatakis.
Judge Lamberth reprimanded Johnatakis during his sentencing after the man underplayed the severity of the riots as well as his violent conduct.
“This cannot become normal,” the judge stated during the sentencing. “We cannot condone the normalization of the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot.”
Johnatakis had been found guilty of assaulting a police officer and other felony and misdemeanor charges related to the January 6 riot, and he had been sentenced to 87 months in prison.
Judge Lamberth ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution.
On November 21, 2023, a federal jury in Washington, D.C., found him guilty of seven charges, including three felonies. He was convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder and assaulting,...
Judge Lamberth reprimanded Johnatakis during his sentencing after the man underplayed the severity of the riots as well as his violent conduct.
“This cannot become normal,” the judge stated during the sentencing. “We cannot condone the normalization of the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot.”
Johnatakis had been found guilty of assaulting a police officer and other felony and misdemeanor charges related to the January 6 riot, and he had been sentenced to 87 months in prison.
Judge Lamberth ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution.
On November 21, 2023, a federal jury in Washington, D.C., found him guilty of seven charges, including three felonies. He was convicted of obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder and assaulting,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Conservative social media influencer Isabella Maria DeLuca was charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol building and helping pass a stolen table out of a broken window.
DeLuca’s charges were confirmed in court records made public last week after she was arrested in Irvine, California.
The native of Setauket, New York, interned for former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who represented part of Long Island, and right-wing Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona).
She was employed as a media associate for the Gold Institute for International Strategy until they cut ties with her on March 18. Her profile on the institute’s website mentions she served as an ambassador for the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
A spokesperson for the Gold Institute for International Strategy stated that it learned on March 18 that DeLuca, who had an unpaid position to update the organization’s social media presence, was facing criminal charges and said that after “further internal investigation,...
DeLuca’s charges were confirmed in court records made public last week after she was arrested in Irvine, California.
The native of Setauket, New York, interned for former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who represented part of Long Island, and right-wing Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona).
She was employed as a media associate for the Gold Institute for International Strategy until they cut ties with her on March 18. Her profile on the institute’s website mentions she served as an ambassador for the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
A spokesperson for the Gold Institute for International Strategy stated that it learned on March 18 that DeLuca, who had an unpaid position to update the organization’s social media presence, was facing criminal charges and said that after “further internal investigation,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Former President Donald Trump was criticized by his own former vice president, Mike Pence, for saluting prisoners who participated in the January 6 Capitol riot and calling them “hostages” during the introduction of his Dayton, Ohio campaign rally.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6th hostages,” the moderator of the rally on March 16 stated over the loudspeaker.
Trump raised his right hand and saluted as the “January 6 Choir” sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” The choir is composed of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and others imprisoned for helping to advance the failed insurrection.
The rally started with the Pledge of Allegiance recited by January 6 defendants serving time in the Washington, D.C., jail.
“You see the spirit from the hostages, and that’s what they are: hostages,” Trump claimed at the rally. “They’ve been treated terribly and very unfairly. And you know that and everybody knows that.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6th hostages,” the moderator of the rally on March 16 stated over the loudspeaker.
Trump raised his right hand and saluted as the “January 6 Choir” sang the “Star Spangled Banner.” The choir is composed of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and others imprisoned for helping to advance the failed insurrection.
The rally started with the Pledge of Allegiance recited by January 6 defendants serving time in the Washington, D.C., jail.
“You see the spirit from the hostages, and that’s what they are: hostages,” Trump claimed at the rally. “They’ve been treated terribly and very unfairly. And you know that and everybody knows that.
- 3/21/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, said he is “shocked” that some Republican politicians are trying to rewrite history by labeling the January 6 Capitol rioters as “hostages.”
Lamberth’s statement was part of a ruling tied to the sentencing of James Little, a January 6 defendant who was convicted of misdemeanor offenses and has sought to argue that he had been politically prosecuted.
The court ordered that Little be committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for 150 days.
He had appealed, and the federal appeals court sent it back to Lamberth for resentencing despite the fact that the defendant already completed his incarceration.
“Mr. Little has consistently refused to take responsibility for his actions on January 6 – today is the first time he has come close to accepting responsibility,” Lamberth wrote in a ruling on January 26. “He has denied the gravity of what...
Lamberth’s statement was part of a ruling tied to the sentencing of James Little, a January 6 defendant who was convicted of misdemeanor offenses and has sought to argue that he had been politically prosecuted.
The court ordered that Little be committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for 150 days.
He had appealed, and the federal appeals court sent it back to Lamberth for resentencing despite the fact that the defendant already completed his incarceration.
“Mr. Little has consistently refused to take responsibility for his actions on January 6 – today is the first time he has come close to accepting responsibility,” Lamberth wrote in a ruling on January 26. “He has denied the gravity of what...
- 2/4/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Florida Proud Boys member Chris Worrell was sentenced to ten years in prison for assaulting police officers during the riot on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
Worrell has been on the run and was accused of faking an overdose to avoid prison.
The 51-year-old man appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., for his bench trial.
He was found guilty by the judge for charges including civil disorder, assault, resistance and obstruction of officers using a dangerous weapon, as well as physical violence and other offenses.
Lamberth also put Worrell on 36 months of supervised release that included restitution of $2,000 and a $610 special assessment.
Worrell faced prison time before his disappearance. Initially, prosecutors sought a 14-year sentence, considered at the low end of the 12 to 17.5 years recommended by guidelines. Worrell later requested 12 to 18 months, citing a health condition in a plea for court sympathy.
Worrell has been on the run and was accused of faking an overdose to avoid prison.
The 51-year-old man appeared before Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., for his bench trial.
He was found guilty by the judge for charges including civil disorder, assault, resistance and obstruction of officers using a dangerous weapon, as well as physical violence and other offenses.
Lamberth also put Worrell on 36 months of supervised release that included restitution of $2,000 and a $610 special assessment.
Worrell faced prison time before his disappearance. Initially, prosecutors sought a 14-year sentence, considered at the low end of the 12 to 17.5 years recommended by guidelines. Worrell later requested 12 to 18 months, citing a health condition in a plea for court sympathy.
- 1/8/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
On December 5, Phillip Grillo, a New Yorker running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York’s Third Congressional District, was found guilty in the District of Columbia on six charges.
One of his charges was felony obstruction of an official proceeding and other charges related to his behavior during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
This congressional candidate had been found guilty of five charges, as well as one felony, by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.
He was convicted for obstructing an official proceeding, committing misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, displaying disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, as well as disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, while also parading, demonstrating or picketing inside a Capitol building.
Judge Royce Lamberth will sentence Grillo on a day that will be decided by the court.
One of his charges was felony obstruction of an official proceeding and other charges related to his behavior during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
This congressional candidate had been found guilty of five charges, as well as one felony, by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.
He was convicted for obstructing an official proceeding, committing misdemeanor offenses of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, displaying disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, as well as disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, while also parading, demonstrating or picketing inside a Capitol building.
Judge Royce Lamberth will sentence Grillo on a day that will be decided by the court.
- 12/9/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
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