US Capitol rioter who assaulted police officer given 41-month prison term
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A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison, a likely benchmark for dozens of other rioters who engaged in violence that day.
Scott Fairlamb, 44, was the first person to be sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Capitol riot. His 41-month prison term is the longest among 32 riot-related sentences handed down so far.
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