{"id":2322090,"date":"2024-08-09T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-defendant-given-second-longest-prison-sentence-20-years-for-assaulting-officers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T20:42:31","slug":"jan-6-defendant-given-second-longest-prison-sentence-20-years-for-assaulting-officers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-defendant-given-second-longest-prison-sentence-20-years-for-assaulting-officers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 defendant given second-longest prison sentence, 20 years, for assaulting officers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fjan-6-defendant-given-second-longest-prison-sentence-20-years-for-assaulting-officers-washington-examiner%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=2322090&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--><p>David Dempsey, a California man, was sentenced to\u2062 20 years in prison\u200b for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-unsuccessfully-reaches-out-to-north-korea-through-multiple-channels-over-soldier\/\" title=\"US attempts to contact North Korea regarding soldier prove fruitless.\">assaulting \u2064police officers<\/a> during the January \u20636 Capitol riot, making it the second-longest sentence in related cases. Dempsey, who wore an American flag gaiter during the event, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault.\u2063 He violently attacked officers with flagpoles, used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-marine-goes-off-on-dc-police-after-they-mace-stop-the-steal-protesters-we-had-your-fing-back-but-we-aint-got-your-back-no-more\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump Marine Goes Off on DC Police After They Mace Stop the Steal Protesters, \u2018We Had Your F***ing Back, But We Ain\u2019t Got Your Back No More!\u2019\">pepper spray<\/a>, and verbally abused them, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-good-samaritan-puts-quick-end-to-suspects-robbery-attempt-police\/\" title=\"Armed Samaritan halts suspect&#039;s robbery: Police.\">causing significant injuries<\/a> to two. Dempsey also recorded \u200bhimself making threats\u2063 against political figures, including \u200dformer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former FBI Director \u2063James Comey, suggesting they should be hanged for treason. Prosecutors had \u200drecommended a 21-year sentence, noting Dempsey&#8217;s actions contributed to one of the most violent moments of the riot.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jan. 6 defendant given second-longest prison sentence, 20 years, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-releases-10-videos-showing-most-egregious-attacks-on-capitol-police-officers\/\" title=\"FBI Releases 10 Videos Showing \u2018Most Egregious\u2019 Attacks On Capitol Police Officers\">assaulting officers<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1625851\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> man was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rioters-smash-police-cars-vandalize-police-station-in-minneapolis-while-looters-storm-businesses-following-police-shooting\/\" title=\"Rioters Smash Police Cars, Vandalize Police Station In Minneapolis While Looters Storm Businesses Following Police Shooting\">attacking police officers<\/a> with flagpoles and other items during the Capitol riot in 2021, marking the second-longest prison sentence handed down in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6<\/a> cases.<\/p>\n<p>David Dempsey, who wore an American flag gaiter that covered his face during the riot, pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting police officers. He admitted to going on a violent spree in the Capitol tunnel during which he hit police with poles and other makeshift weapons, pepper sprayed police, and caused &ldquo;significant injury&rdquo; to two officers.<\/p>\n<p>Dempsey also admitted to shouting obscenities at police, such as &ldquo;you f***in&rsquo; pieces of s***,&rdquo; and to recording himself outside the Capitol in front of mock gallows suggesting officials should be hanged. Among the people Dempsey targeted were former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former FBI Director James Comey, saying as he pointed at a noose to &ldquo;string &rsquo;em up and string &rsquo;em high&rdquo; because they were &ldquo;treasonous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors had asked Judge Royce Lamberth for 21 years for Dempsey, saying in a sentencing memorandum that he was &ldquo;one of the most violent rioters, during one of the most violent stretches of time, at the scene of the most violent confrontations at the Capitol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Dempsey carries a Trump 2020 flag on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They noted that he was remorseless until his court proceedings began and that he had an &ldquo;extensive criminal history&rdquo; that included multiple instances of burglary and assault.<\/p>\n<p>During his sentencing hearing, Dempsey appeared apologetic, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. In final remarks before receiving his sentence, he described his behavior as &ldquo;reprehensible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You were performing your duties, and I responded with hostility and violence,&rdquo; Dempsey said in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dempsey&rsquo;s sentence is among the longest of the roughly 560 prison sentences handed down in Capitol riot cases. It is second only to that given to Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2447760\/proud-boyss-enrique-tarrio-sentenced-to-a-record-22-years-in-prison-over-jan-6-conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>received<\/a> 22 years for seditious conspiracy and other charges despite not being in Washington on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has brought charges against more than 1,488 defendants since the riot occurred.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1625851\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1625851\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California man received a 20-year prison sentence on Friday for assaulting police officers with flagpoles and other objects during the Capitol riot in 2021, making it the second-longest sentence issued in connection with January 6th incidents. David Dempsey, who covered his face with an American flag gaiter during the riot, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting law enforcement. He acknowledged engaging in violent behavior in the Capitol tunnel, where he struck officers with poles and makeshift weapons, used pepper spray against them, and inflicted &#8220;significant injury&#8221; on two officers. Dempsey also confessed to hurling profanities at police and recording himself outside the Capitol near mock gallows while suggesting that officials should be executed. He specifically targeted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former FBI Director James Comey, urging others to &#8220;string &#8217;em up&#8221; because he deemed them &#8220;treasonous.&#8221; Prosecutors requested a 21-year sentence from Judge Royce Lamberth, describing Dempsey as one of the most violent rioters during a particularly chaotic period at the Capitol. They highlighted his lack of remorse until court proceedings began and noted his extensive criminal record involving multiple burglaries and assaults. During sentencing, Dempsey expressed regret for his actions, calling them &#8220;reprehensible,&#8221; stating that he responded to law enforcement&#8217;s duties with hostility and violence. His sentence ranks among the longest out of approximately 560 sentences related to Capitol riot cases\u2014only surpassed by Enrique Tarrio&#8217;s 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy despite not being present in Washington on January 6th. The Justice Department has charged over 1,488 individuals since the riot occurred<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2322091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-09-at-3.25.33%E2%80%AFPM-1024x596.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37716,37472,33178,32433,32076],"class_list":["post-2322090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assault-officers","tag-jan6","tag-justice-system","tag-prison-sentence","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-09-at-3.25.33%E2%80%AFPM-1024x596.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322090\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}