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Capitol Rioter Receives Reduced Sentence After Disruptive Behavior

This image from police body-worn camera video, and contained in the Justice Department's sentencing memorandum, shows Marc Bru, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justi

A federal judge has imposed a one-year reduction in the prison sentence for a man involved in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The individual, a member of the Proud Boys extremist group, engaged in disruptive behavior during court proceedings, including insulting the judge.

The defendant, referred to as Bru, was resentenced to five years in prison after refraining from further insults towards Chief Judge James Boasberg. Bru's actions at the Capitol included grabbing a barricade and shoving it against police officers, as well as entering the Senate gallery and displaying a hand gesture associated with the Proud Boys.

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