A man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the US Capitol riot has been sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police as he stormed the building.
Markus Maly’s prison sentence is significantly lower than the punishment sought by prosecutors for his role in the insurrection on January 6 2021. The Justice Department had recommended a prison sentence of 15 years and eight months.
A prosecutor described Maly, 49, as a “lifelong criminal” with 33 previous convictions, including two for battery of a law enforcement officer, but the judge who sentenced him noted that most of his crimes date back to his 20s.
