US Capitol rioter who attacked photographer sentenced to five years

Rodney Milstreed prepared himself for battle' with steroids and a wooden club disguised as flagpole, prosecutors say

A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, was sentenced in a federal court on Friday to five years in prison.

Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, prepared himself for battle" on January 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden club disguised as a flagpole, prosecutors said.