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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Capitol rioter jailed for joint longest sentence of five years for attacking multiple police officers

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A Washington, DC man has been sentenced to 63 months in prison after he attacked several police officers with a weapon during the Capitol riot on January 6.

Mark Ponder, 56, from northwest DC, is one of only a few DC residents to have been charged in the Capitol riot. He now faces more than five years behind bars.

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