Federal prosecutors sought a 17-year sentence against Edward Vallejo, a member of the Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
By Erin Murphy Cronkite News An apparently contrite Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
“Vallejo was armed and ready to come into D.C.,” Edwards said. “He was ready and willing to make everything worse.” His attorney, Matthew Peed, told the court Thursday that Vallejo did not touch any firearms that day and was not an active part of the riots. Peed described his client as “kind of goofy” due to his beard, his military influenced speech and his habit of collecting antique samurai swords.
The judge acknowledged Vallejo’s 40-year commitment to sobriety as a recovering alcoholic and his sponsorship of other recovering alcoholics. He said that Vallejo’s age and spotless pre-trial record were taken into account during the sentencing. She described his year-long home confinement as just as limiting as a prison sentence. Vallejo, 64, pleaded with the judge to take into consideration his duty to care for his wife, who is in her 70s, and the impact his incarceration would have on her, their family and animals.
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