Doug Jensen, better known as the “Poster Boy” of the January 6, 2022 Capitol Uprising, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, December 16, 2022. Jensen was named was the leader of the uprising that led to at least 840 arrests, said D.C. federal judge Tim Kelly.
Prosecutors allege Jensen chased U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up the steps to the Senate chamber and tried to “ignite a revolution.” On January 6, Doug Jensen was said to be one of the first 10 people to break into the Capitol. He was also sentenced to 36 months of supervised release upon release from prison, as well as $2,000 in restitution to the Capitol. Jensen, on the other hand, showed no evidence of sadness or embarrassment during the hearing. His statement, or lack thereof, received little mercy from the courts. Jensen is said to have said:
“I want to be a family man and live a normal life before getting involved in politics.”
Regarding the impending sentencing of defendant J6 Doug Jensen, who led the mob that chased Officer Eugene Goodman up the steps of the Capitol, Police Inspector Tom Loyd sent a letter yesterday. … /first pic.twitter.com/dp9EHLZBB8
– Roger Parloff (@rparloff) December 14, 2022
While Judge Timothy Kelly admitted to mitigating factors such as Doug Jensen’s mental health and the many letters of praise his family had sent to the court, he was still convinced by Jensen’s own plea, according to the Des Moines Register. An assistant US attorney said during the hearing about Jensen’s actions:
“He pulled Officer Goodman over to the side of the road…[he] I bet Officer Goodman won’t pull his gun.”
She hailed Police Goodman’s behavior in front of an angry crowd as “heroic”. Jensen was convicted in September of all seven felonies, including obstructing official proceedings and assaulting a police officer.
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A crowd of angry Donald Trump fans stormed into security at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, while members of Congress remained inside. After that, a number of videos and photos of the horrifying event went viral on the Internet. HuffPost political writer Igor Bobic shared a video of a crowd chasing a Capitol police officer around the complex.
Eugene Goodman, a police officer can be seen in the video, trying to keep the crowd away from the senate room before attempting to distract it by climbing a nearby flight of stairs. Bobić announced on Twitter:
“This was the terrifying moment when protesters first entered the building from the first floor and made their way out of the Senate chamber.”
Doug Jensen of Iowa, wearing a QAnon T-shirt, heads this buzzing group. A few days later, the Des Moines native was arrested and placed in the Polk County Jail. Judge Timothy Kelly said at Friday’s hearing:
“You put yourself on top of that crowd by your own actions.”
Doug Jensen was found guilty of five counts, including assault, obstruction or obstruction of law enforcement personnel and obstruction of official due process, according to CBS. He will be transferred to the United States Bureau of Prisons.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn