WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison.
Milstreed told the judge that it was painful to watch his violent acts and hear his combative language that day.
Capitol Police Officer Devan Gowdy suffered a concussion when Milstreed hurled his wooded club at a line of officers.
“January 6th is a day that will be burned into my brain and my nightmares for the rest of my life,” Gowdy told the judge.
He told another Facebook friend that it “felt good” to punch the photographer, whose assault was captured on video by another AP photographer.
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