Friends from Ohio get 45 days in jail for Capitol riot

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors assert that everybody who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 should be evaluated individually when deciding whether a prison sentence is warranted. On Wednesday, a judge accepted the Justice Department’s assessment that two friends from Ohio fall into a category of rioters who deserve to be incarcerated.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg sentenced Derek Jancart and Erik Rau to 45 days in jail. Prosecutors had recommended four months of imprisonment for both men. They must report to jail by Nov. 29.

The jail sentences for Jancart and Rau could become benchmarks for how the courts resolve many other Capitol insurrection prosecutions, a caseload that tops 600 defendants and grows by the week.

Like most of the insurrectionists who have pleaded guilty so far, Jancart and Rau aren’t accused of engaging in any violence or destruction at the Capitol or of conspiring to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Defense attorneys compared their actions to those of other Capitol riot defendants who avoided prison sentences after pleading guilty to non-violent misdemeanors.



FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have managed to track down and arrest more than 600 people across the U.S. believed to have joined in the riot at the Capitol. Getting those cases swiftly to trial is turning out to be an even more difficult task. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)


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[rurallib]

1. slaps on the wrist like this are sending the wrong message, IMHO

[temporary311]

6. Yeah, its letting em know its ok to try again.

[rockfordfile]

28. I agree

[ancianita]

2. "Benchmark" rulings had better not be twisted into badges of honor.

Fascism is here and prosecutors are helping it.

Question: Are these prosecutors DOJ, FBI or DA's??

[ColinC]

7. DOJ I think.

A lot may be US attorneys appointed by Trump

[former9thward]

11. No.

The U.S. Attorney for DC is Channing Phillips. He was appointed by President Obama. He took over the DC duties in March, 2021.

[ColinC]

12. Ah

Thank you! That makes a lot of sense.

[ancianita]

18. Are you saying that these charges are made by Phillips? Even if it involves Capitol grounds?

[former9thward]

27. The majority of cases are under his supervision

Some cases are in the DC Superior court.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Hope they throw the book at those who destroyed property

It was sacred property, and expensive to replace. There is a thing called restitution. Breaking windows and smashing doors on a home or business would usually result in paying for it financially. Don't let these criminals skate.

[UpInArms]

4. The problem (as I see it)

Is that individually these people were not a huge threat … but

Collectively they shut down the peaceful transition of power in our country ..

They should all face a conspiracy charge for joining up en masse to do so

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Not nearly a long enough sentence IMO

[Orrex]

8. Gosh, that'll sure teach them

They won’t do any more insurrections for at least a month. Honest!

[Kaleva]

9. Knowing that they've been abandoned by all the other Magahats may dissuade them.

And knowing that family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and acquaintances are more then happy to turn them in to the FBI may also give them pause.

[COL Mustard]

13. At Least They'll Have Legal Bills

And other bills that will accumulate while they're in the pokey. But yeah, 45 days is just a slap on the wrist.

[ancianita]

19. Yep, they might even be greeted as badasses for taking their licks. It feels like bourgeois theater.

[rpannier]

25. get out just in time to collect their gofundme money

from the right-wing gofundme-esque site

[NurseJackie]

10. Good!

[Bengus81]

14. Oh great...now those wrist slap sentances have become even less

45 days for trying to overthrow our Government,hang Mike Pence and kill Pelosi. Hitler's pissed off over all the time he spent in prison and he didn't even storm and break windows at the Reichstag.

[bluestarone]

15. At the very least, i would think they should be given a 5 year

restriction from any type of this behavior. PROBATION 5 YEARS!

[traitorsgalore]

16. Put them in a red state/covid infected/no mask prison

Make them wear maga hats while there.

[Bengus81]

17. Now you have the Olympic swimmer guy who will most likely WALK in a deal to rat out others

Seven counts dropped,one other that "could land him in Prison"---ROFLMMFAO!! Nope,not ONE DAY for that asshat will be spent in prison.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/29/politics/swimmer-keller-capitol-riot/index.html

[TexasTowelie]

23. I'm reasonably certain that Keller will get some time.

From what I read, his personal life was a mess with a divorce and three children. He doesn't have anybody out there to advocate for him besides his attorneys and was pretty much disowned by the USA swim team.

[turbinetree]

24. Let me see.....if someone breaks into some thing called "Federal Property"

you now only get 45 days.....most break in's on federal property get you 5 years, what exactly am I missing here....:

[marble falls]

26. Four months was lenient enough.

[Deminpenn]

29. 45 days doesn't sound like much, but keep in mind

that for a vast majority of these defendents, the only prison they've ever seen has been on TV or in the movies. This will be a serious shock to them.

[Johnny2X2X]

30. This is going to cause a massive tragedy

Slaps on the wrist are not sending a message to the terrorists. It's going to take a Trump ordered mass casualty event for our justice system to take this threat seriously.

These people are anti American democracy terrorists and are a grave threat to the country, lock them all up for years.