Retired NYPD officer receives longest sentence yet for attack on Capitol
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Thomas Webster was given a 10-year prison time for six charges, including assaulting an officer with a metal flagpole
A retired New York police department officer has received a record-setting 10- year sentence for his involvement in the Capitol attack, during which he used a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
Thomas Webster was sentenced on Thursday, and his prison time will represent the longest punishment so far for the roughly 250 people facing punishment for their role in the January 6 attack.
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