Military Veteran Who Stormed Capitol with Loaded Pistol Is Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON — A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison, one of the longest among hundreds of Jan. 6 riot cases. Christopher Michael Alberts isn’t accused of brandishing his concealed gun during the riot on […]
Army Veteran Who Stormed Capitol Gets More Than 8 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON — An Army veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow members of the Oath Keepers was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison, a day after the far-right extremist group’s founder received an 18-year prison term in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, […]