Man who put feet on Pelosi's desk on Jan. 6 sentenced to 4.5 years in prison

Felony charges of civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding

By WND News Services
Published May 25, 2023 at 4:34pm

Outside during the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot (Wikimedia Commons)

(BREITBART) – The Arkansas man who put his feet on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) desk during the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Found guilty in January this year on eight counts, including felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, a federal judge sentenced Richard “Bigo” Barnett to four and half years in prison after prosecutors requested he’d be given more than seven years followed by three years of supervised release.

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“He was ultimately sentenced to four and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release,” noted Fox News.

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