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Capitol rioter gets harshest sentence yet: More than 5 years behind bars

Headline from Press of Atlantic City

“Your honor. I’m really really ashamed of what I did,” said Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, who attacked police officers working to keep back the angry mob on Jan.

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  1. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind

  2. Press of Atlantic City

    Capitol rioter gets harshest sentence yet: More than 5 years behind bars (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    “Your honor. I’m really really ashamed of what I did,” said Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, who attacked police officers working to keep back the angry mob on Jan.

  3. Local News 8

    US Capitol rioter gets 5 years in jail after throwing fire extinguisher at police (opens Local News 8)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz A Florida man who enthusiastically attacked police at the US Capitol on January 6 with a fire extinguisher, a wooden plank and a pole was sentenced to more than five years in prison on Friday, the longest sentence for a Capitol rioter thus far.

  4. NPR

    Capitol rioter who attacked police is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison (opens NPR)

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    The judge said she wanted to make clear with the sentence that "trying to stop the peaceful transition of power and assaulting law enforcement officers is going to be met with certain punishment."

  5. NBC News

    Florida man gets 5 years for assault in Capitol riot, the longest sentence yet (opens NBC News)

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    Robert Palmer, of Tampa, was sentenced to 63 months for repeatedly assaulting police officers at the Capitol.

  6. Forbes

    Rioter Gets Longest Jan. 6 Sentence Yet—5 Years For Attacking Police (opens Forbes)

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    The Florida man threw a fire extinguisher and other objects at police in front of the Capitol building.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Toughest sentence yet for Capitol rioter: More than 5 years (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to keep back the angry mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.

  8. Insider

    A Capitol rioter who threw a fire extinguisher at police just got the longest prison sentence yet in a January 6 case (opens Insider)

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    "You're not being sentenced for your political views," a judge told Robert Scott Palmer before giving him the longest prison term yet in a January 6 case.

  9. WMUR

    Toughest sentence yet for any Jan. 6 Capitol rioter: more than 5 years (opens WMUR)

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    A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Capitol rioter who threw fire extinguisher gets toughest sentence yet (opens Washington Examiner)

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    WASHINGTON — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Capitol attacker's sentence is longest yet (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.

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