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QAnon supporter gets five years for January 6 Capitol attack

Douglas Jensen confronts Capitol law enforcement on January 6, 2021, as Trump supporters attempted to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential elections [File: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo]

An Iowa construction worker who stormed the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in attempting to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

Prosecutors accused Douglas Jensen of Des Moines, Iowa, of chasing law enforcement and rallying supporters during the attack, while carrying a three-inch blade in his pocket.

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