{"id":2157794,"date":"2024-01-24T08:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-j6-defendant-was-thanked-for-helping-officers-at-the-riot-now-prosecutors-want-him-locked-up-for-17-years\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:46:00","slug":"this-j6-defendant-was-thanked-for-helping-officers-at-the-riot-now-prosecutors-want-him-locked-up-for-17-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-j6-defendant-was-thanked-for-helping-officers-at-the-riot-now-prosecutors-want-him-locked-up-for-17-years\/","title":{"rendered":"J6 defendant praised for aiding officers during riot, now faces 17-year sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-j6-defendant-was-thanked-for-helping-officers-at-the-riot-now-prosecutors-want-him-locked-up-for-17-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2157794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Sarah McAbee&#8217;s Fight for Justice<\/h2>\n<p>Sarah McAbee&#8217;s husband, a former sheriff&#8217;s deputy in Tennessee, was unjustly imprisoned for 26 months \u2062before receiving a trial\u200c for his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And clearly it wasn&#8217;t a jury of his\u200c peers,&#8221; McAbee\u2063 passionately \u200cexpressed\u2063 on the &#8220;Vicki McKenna\u2063 Show,&#8221; a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ronald McAbee \u2062now awaits sentencing after being convicted of five felonies in a\u2064 D.C. \u2063district court. Prosecutors \u2062are pushing for a\u200c 14 to \u206417-year prison term, adding to the already guilty plea he \u200dmade for another\u200b felony \u2064and a \u200cmisdemeanor related to the riot.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sarah McAbee firmly \u2064believes that her family \u200chas become victims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-vows-investigation-into-manhattan-da-ahead-of-expected-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"McCarthy vows investigation into Manhattan DA ahead of expected Trump indictment\">politically motivated prosecutions<\/a> targeting those involved \u200din \u2064the Jan. 6 demonstrations. When asked why her husband remains behind bars after 29 months, Sarah blamed the prolonged incarceration on what he witnessed during the riot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe\u2062 it is because he was a law enforcement officer, and he witnessed a murder happen right\u200c in front of \u2062his eyes,&#8221;\u2063 Sarah passionately\u2063 stated. &#8220;I \u200dbelieve that&#8217;s why he was \u2064held without \u200cbond. He was \u200dheld\u2062 26 months before he even stepped \u200dfoot in a \u2063trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sarah revealed\u200c that her husband was present\u2064 when Rosanne Boyland tragically lost her life. Ronald,\u2063 utilizing his emergency responder skills, bravely assisted a fallen officer and performed \u200cchest compressions on Boyland.\u2063 Sarah uploaded a powerful seven-minute film \u2062about her husband&#8217;s case, including footage of the riot, to Rumble.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[Ronald] saw\u200b that there was \u2064a law enforcement\u200b officer down, and he told the officers, &#8216;You have a man down,&#8217; and they didn&#8217;t do\u200b anything,&#8221; Sarah \u2064recounted. &#8220;So [Ronald] went\u2064 around the barrier to get \u2063this officer up off of \u200bthe ground. He \u200bwas completely defenseless with protesters\u200c around him. And as he was trying to \u200dpick up this officer, another\u2064 officer came up\u200b and struck him\u2062 with\u200c a baton across \u200cthe ribs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Ronald McAbee pleaded\u2063 with officers to let\u2064 him\u200c help, Sarah said, \u2064Boyland was &#8220;being beaten\u200b by Metropolitan police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So he did\u2063 try to\u2064 assist\u2064 the officer.\u2064 He ended up getting him back to \u2062the line of \u2062duty, but unfortunately Rosanne Boyland \u200blost her life,&#8221; Sarah explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was\u2064 a\u200b third officer that watched this entire encounter go down,&#8221; Sarah added. &#8220;The \u200cofficer thanked him twice for his assistance, and at\u2064 the end, he even put his arm around him and said, &#8216;I got you, man, I got you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sarah McAbee revealed that federal prosecutors in \u200cD.C. dismissed evidence crucial to her husband&#8217;s defense.\u2062 Many other demonstrators charged with crimes related\u2063 to\u200b the Jan. 6 riot \u2064have also faced difficulties\u200c in receiving fair trials in the nation&#8217;s \u2062capital. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-supreme-court-nominee-a-slam-dunk-for-democrats\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Supreme Court Nominee A Slam Dunk For Democrats\">politically charged cases<\/a> have been decided \u2064by residents still grappling with the trauma of the demonstration years \u2064later, according to D.C. \u2064Attorney General Brian\u200d Schwalb.<\/p>\n<p>Even former \u2062President Donald Trump faces an uphill battle in a D.C. courtroom, despite\u200c merely giving a \u200dspeech at the White House\u200c urging \u200dhis \u200dsupporters \u200dto make their\u2064 voices heard peacefully. A survey conducted by Emerson\u2063 College\u200c in September revealed that 64 percent of \u200cD.C. residents would\u2063 vote to convict Trump, while\u200c only \u20648 percent would find\u200c him innocent. Trump and other \u2063Jan. 6 defendants being tried in D.C. courtrooms have been unsuccessful in their attempts to move \u2062their \u200dtrials \u200coutside of\u200d this hostile environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/18\/this-j6-defendant-spent-3-years-in-jail-for-what-the-supreme-court-might-say-isnt-a-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This J6 Defendant Spent 3 Years In Jail For What The Supreme \u2062Court Might Say Isn&#8217;t A \u2062Crime<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to these injustices, \u2064Sarah McAbee has established\u200c the &#8220;Stand in\u2063 the Gap Foundation,&#8221; a \u2064nonprofit organization \u200bthat provides financial \u2063assistance to Jan. 6 defendants and their families as they await trial and sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of these individuals \u2064are over-charged and over-punished,&#8221; McAbee emphasized. &#8220;Unfortunately, \u2063the punishment is the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Sarah McAbee \u200dbelieve her husband&#8217;s occupation as a law enforcement officer played a role in \u2062his prolonged\u2063 incarceration without bond?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<p>Sarah McAbee&#8217;s Fight for Justice<\/p>\n<p>In \u200ba tragic turn of events,\u2064 Sarah McAbee&#8217;s husband,\u200d a former sheriff&#8217;s deputy in Tennessee, has found himself unjustly imprisoned\u2064 for 26 \u2063months before even receiving a trial for his alleged involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The lack of due process and \u2062the gravity of this situation have prompted Sarah to fight tirelessly for justice on behalf of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on the &#8220;Vicki McKenna Show,&#8221; a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin, Sarah passionately expressed her disappointment, stating, &#8220;And clearly it wasn&#8217;t a \u2064jury of his peers.&#8221; She believes that her husband \u2064has become yet another victim of politically \u2062motivated prosecutions targeting individuals connected to the Jan. 6 demonstrations. When asked why her husband remains behind bars after 29 months, Sarah pointed to the prolonged incarceration \u2063as a result of what he witnessed during the \u2064riot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2063 truly believe it is because he was a law enforcement officer, and he witnessed a murder happen right in front of his eyes,&#8221; Sarah passionately stated.\u2062 &#8220;I believe that&#8217;s why he was held without\u200b bond. \u200bHe was\u2062 held 26 months before he \u2064even \u2062stepped foot in a trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sarah revealed that her husband was\u200b present when Rosanne Boyland tragically lost her life. Ronald, \u2064utilizing his emergency\u200c responder skills, bravely assisted a fallen officer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-woman-rescues-two-children-from-icy-pond-they-were-babies-and-needed-help\/\" title=\"VIDEO - Woman Rescues Two Children from Icy Pond: 'They Were Babies and Needed Help'\">performed chest compressions<\/a> on Boyland. In an effort to shed light on her husband&#8217;s case, Sarah\u2064 uploaded a powerful\u200c seven-minute film to Rumble, which includes footage of the riot and provides a\u2064 thorough account of the \u200devents that unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2063to Sarah, Ronald witnessed a law enforcement officer down and \u200bimmediately alerted his fellow officers.\u200b In disbelief at \u2063the lack of response, Ronald took it upon himself to rescue the fallen officer. However, as he tried to lift him to \u200dsafety, another officer struck him with a baton across the ribs. Sarah passionately recounted, &#8220;[Ronald] \u200csaw that there \u200dwas a law enforcement \u200bofficer down, and he told the officers, &#8216;You have a man down,&#8217; and they didn&#8217;t do anything. So [Ronald] went \u200daround the barrier \u200cto get this \u200cofficer up off of the ground. He was completely defenseless with protesters around him. And as \u200che was trying to \u200dpick up this officer, another officer came up and struck him with\u2064 a baton across the ribs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of pleading\u2064 with \u2063officers to let him assist, Ronald witnessed the tragic beating of Rosanne \u2064Boyland by Metropolitan police. Sarah \u200ctearfully recounted, &#8220;So he did try to assist the officer. He ended up getting him back to the line of duty, but unfortunately, Rosanne\u200c Boyland \u2064lost her life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the overwhelming evidence \u2062of Ronald&#8217;s heroic efforts and his dedication to upholding \u200cthe law, he now \u200cfaces the prospect of sentencing, following his conviction on five felonies in a D.C. \u2064district court. Prosecutors are aggressively pushing for a\u200c prison term of 14 to 17 years, adding \u2063to his\u200d guilty \u2064plea for another felony and a misdemeanor related to the riot.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing incarceration of Ronald McAbee and \u2064the unjust nature of his\u200b plight\u2064 are concerning. Sarah \u200bMcAbee&#8217;s \u2064fight \u2063for justice is not only a fight for her husband but also a fight against politically motivated prosecutions. It is a testament to the importance of due \u2062process and fair trials for all individuals, regardless of their affiliation or occupation. As Sarah continues to raise\u200d awareness about her husband&#8217;s case,\u2064 she hopes to highlight the injustices faced by those\u2063 who were involved \u2064in the Jan. 6 demonstrations and advocate for a more equitable\u200d and unbiased legal system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah McAbee&#8217;s husband, a former Tennessee sheriff&#8217;s deputy, spent 26 months in jail before finally receiving a trial for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Speaking on the &#8220;Vicki McKenna Show&#8221; in Madison, Wisconsin, McAbee expressed her dissatisfaction with the lack of a fair jury for her husband. 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