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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Capitol attack rioter gets 3.5 years in prison for illegal possession of guns

Trump supporters protest during a Stop the Steal rally on 6 January 2021.
Trump supporters protest during a Stop the Steal rally on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Reuters

A rioter who believed the QAnon conspiracy theory and joined the insurrection by extremist supporters of Donald Trump at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, as they attempted to overturn his election defeat, has been sentenced in New York to 3.5 years in prison.

Samuel Fisher, 33, was sentenced on Monday after being charged with illegal possession of firearms, including a modified semi-automatic AR-15-style assault rifle, a “ghost gun” pistol, a shotgun, and 11 pre-loaded high capacity magazines at an apartment in the upscale Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan.

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