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Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Attacking Officer with Stun Gun

HeadlineJun 22, 2023

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has sentenced a California man to more than 12 years in prison over his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. Forty-year-old Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez shouted, “Trump won!” as he was led from the courtroom following his sentencing Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson called Rodriguez a “one-man army of hate” who came to Washington “spoiling for a fight.” Body-camera video played at the trial shows Rodriguez repeatedly used a stolen police Taser to electrocute officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack after he was violently dragged into the mob, beaten and shocked.

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