Article 656GC Judge warns of ‘dark shadow of tyranny’ as Capitol rioter jailed for 90 months

Judge warns of ‘dark shadow of tyranny’ as Capitol rioter jailed for 90 months

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Gloria Oladipo
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Albuquerque Head, who pleaded guilty to assaulting officer Michael Fanone on January 6, sentenced to seven and a half years

Sentencing a January 6 rioter who assaulted a police officer to 90 months in prison, a judge warned the dark shadow of tyranny" continues to loom nearly two years since the Capitol insurrection that attempted to overthrow the results of the US presidential election.

Albuquerque Head of Tennessee was sentenced on Thursday to the second-longest punishment of anyone involved in the Capitol attack so far. Head had already pleaded guilty to dragging officer Michael Fanone away from the police line while shouting I got one!"

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