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Michael Kunzelman | Associated Press

Capitol rioter who attacked journalist should get prison time, prosecutors say

In this image from video, Alan William Byerly (center) attacks an Associated Press photographer during a riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Associated Press)

Federal prosecutors on Sunday recommended a prison sentence of approximately four years for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an Associated Press photographer and using a stun gun against police officers during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss is scheduled to sentence Alan Byerly on Oct. 21 for his attack on AP photographer John Minchillo and police during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot in Washington, D.C.

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