A Missouri man who told a federal judge that “I take full responsibility” for breaching the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in prison and fined $500.
Joshua Dressel, 33, of Jefferson County, also must pay $500 restitution for the nearly $2.9 million in losses the government said were sustained in the riot. The sentence, which did not include probation, was handed down by Judge Christopher R. Cooper in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Dressel pleaded guilty in August to parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol building. He faced a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. The government had asked for a sentence of 45 days of incarceration followed by three years’ probation, 60 hours of community service and $500 restitution.
