A man convicted of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to six years in prison. David Joseph Gietzen, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina, struck a police officer with a pole during the mob's attack on January 6, 2021.
During his sentencing, Gietzen expressed that he did not intend to harm anyone that day but did not show any remorse for his actions. He joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in disrupting the joint session of Congress certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
