DOJ recommends 20 years behind bars for man convicted of role in Capitol riot

On January 6, 2021, the Department of Justice recommended a convicted Pennsylvania barber. The Capitol Rebellion He is waiting for 20 years behind bars.

It was Ryan Samsel found guilty in February 2024 on several charges, including assaulting federal officials, committing an act of physical violence on Capitol grounds and obstructing official proceedings.

The DOJ recommended a sentence of 240 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 in restitution and a fine, according to court documents.

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The Department of Justice has recommended a 20-year sentence for a Pennsylvania man convicted of multiple charges in connection with the January 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

“The 240-month sentence reflects the gravity of Samsel’s conduct and is a sufficient deterrent given Samsel’s continued lack of remorse, active and public repetition of false stories, violent criminal history, and interest in attacking the Capitol again,” the DOJ said. memorandum.

Samsel, along with other supporters of the now president-elect, was the first rioter to breach the restricted perimeter of the Capitol. Donald Trump According to the DOJ, to delay the confirmation of President Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.

He was found guilty of verbally abusing officers, forcibly pushing and pulling metal barricades, and assaulting an officer by lifting a metal barricade and striking him in the face.

Ryan Samsel, who was convicted on multiple charges for his role in the Jan. 6 riot, was the first person to breach the Capitol perimeter that day, the DOJ said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Police were then overwhelmed as the “floodgates opened” and “thousands of rioters poured into the West Front of the US Capitol,” the document said.

“Samsel spent the next hour and a half terrorizing the police on the Western Front,” the document says. “He attacked police with his flag, grabbed another officer’s shield, tore down scaffolding, chased officers, picked up a 2×4 and threw it at a police line, and threw a pole at another police line.”

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Ryan Samsel was found guilty of verbally abusing officers at the Capitol, forcibly pushing and pulling metal barricades and assaulting an officer by lifting a metal barricade and striking him in the face. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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“Samsel was proud of his actions that day, taking the time to take a selfie video during the riot and announcing with a smile that he had breached the Capitol,” the DOJ said. “Samsel was still proud of his actions when he told an interviewer years later that his actions on January 6 were justified because ‘sometimes civil unrest is necessary.'”