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US Capitol rioter receives 12-year sentence for stun gun attack

Rioters attacked the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to disrupt the certification of Electoral College votes [File: John Minchillo/AP Photo]

A California man has received a 12-year sentence for plunging a stun gun into the neck of a police officer during the 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, one of the lengthiest punishments handed down so far.

Nevertheless, Daniel “DJ” Rodriguez, 40, was defiant, crying out that “Trump won” as he was escorted by law enforcement from a federal district court in Washington, DC.

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