Florida man Barry Ramey was sentenced to 5 years in jail right now for attacking Capitol cops with pepper spray on Jan. 6.
The convicted gentleman, a 38-year-old plane mechanic who has been behind bars since April 2022, had joined up with a big group of Proud Boys on the morning of the revolt, in accordance with AP Information, earlier than marching to the Capitol and collaborating within the riots. He had additionally harassed an FBI agent earlier than his arrest, say prosecutors, anonymously calling the agent on the telephone to let him know he had his house handle.
Prosecutors say that by pepper spraying and thereby disabling two officers, Ramey allowed rioters to push previous a line of cops who have been making an attempt to guard the Capitol. “Like an attacker who holds a pillow over a sufferer’s head whereas the sufferer is assaulted, Ramey’s spray was able to making officers simply as weak to assault,” prosecutors stated in court docket paperwork.
However in true MAGA model, protection legal professional Farheena Siddiqui downplayed her consumer’s actions, saying that Ramey did not steal or truly break into the Capitol, however that he was merely “egged on by extra nefarious forces” that day.
From AP Information:
His legal professional wrote in court docket paperwork that Ramey “has understood the gravity of his actions and is prepared for a change with assist standing by to assist him by means of it.”
Prosecutors say Ramey joined a big group of Proud Boys on the morning of Jan. 6 earlier than heading towards the Capitol, the place lawmakers have been assembly to certify President Joe Biden’s election victory over Trump. As one other rioter charged a police line, Ramey lifted his arm and started spraying, hitting two officers, in accordance with prosecutors.
After the officers have been sprayed, rioters managed to push previous the police line and up the steps towards the Capitol, authorities say.
Ramey’s lawyer famous in court docket paperwork that her consumer did not enter the Capitol, steal something or “stay defiant following January sixth—as many have finished.” …
“There’s a marked distinction between those that got here ready that day for violence, deliberate for it, advocated for it, and enlisted others to hold it out versus those that got here to assist their candidate, and have been egged on by extra nefarious forces and carried out themselves in a felony method,” protection legal professional Farheena Siddiqui wrote.