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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Kunzelman and Lindsay Whitehurst

High school student who sat in Pence’s chair during Capitol riot is sentenced to 1 year in prison

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A high school student who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted a police officer and sat in a Senate floor chair reserved for the vice president was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison.

Georgia resident Bruno Joseph Cua was 18 when he attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, making him one of the youngest people charged in the riot.

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