Troy Sargent gets 14 months for Capitol Assault on January 6th

Troy Sargent (via FBI Court Records).

A Massachusetts man who admitted assaulting a police officer during the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has been sentenced to more than a year in prison.

Troy Sargent38, was part of a mob of rioters who faced off against police on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6 donald trump Supporters overpowered law enforcement and stormed the building, Congress confirmed Joe Bidens Victory in the 2020 presidential election. The breach forced Congress to drop proceedings as lawmakers and staffers either evacuated or sheltered for hours on the spot.

According to the Justice Department, Sargent emerged from the crowd at around 2:30 p.m. that day, about 15 minutes after the first break-in into the building took place.

“[H]He emerged from the crowd and waved his open hand at a US Capitol Police officer and made contact with the officer,” the DOJ said in a press release Monday. “Immediately afterward, another officer instructed Sargent and others, ‘Don’t start attacking people.’

Thirty seconds later, the DOJ said: Sargent “again moved to the front of the crowd and waved his open hand at the same officer; This time he made contact with someone else in the crowd.”

The DOJ said Sargent intended to contact the same officer he originally assaulted.

“In a social media message, he later wrote to another person, ‘I got two hits on the same rookie cop…'” the DOJ press release said.

On Monday, Senior US District Judge Thomas Hogan sentenced Sargent to 14 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release.

sargent pleaded guilty – without a plea agreement – ​​in June on six counts of indictment. He was charged with assault, resisting or obstructing officers, civil disorder and four counts of trespassing and disorderly conduct. He faced a maximum statutory sentence of eight years for assault, up to five years for civil disorder and a total of 42 months for misdemeanor.

Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of 27 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release and $2,000 in damages. Sargent had pleaded for a six-month jail sentence and said in his sentencing memorandum that he accepted responsibility for his actions and expressed remorse for his role in the riots.

Hogan, A Ronald Reagan appointment, finally sentenced Sargent to significantly less than what prosecutors had asked for. He ordered Sargent to pay $500 in compensation for the estimated $2.7 million in damage to the Capitol, also less than prosecutors were asking for.

Sargent’s sentencing had been delayed twice due to scheduling conflicts. Although he had been out on parole, Hogan ordered him back in custody in October, citing violations of his release terms.

“By clear and convincing evidence that the defendant violated the terms of his release by using a narcotic or other controlled substance as defined [by statute], tested positive for illegal substances on numerous occasions,” Hogan wrote in an Oct. 12 executive order. “It is unlikely that the defendant will comply with any condition or combination of conditions for release.”

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