A Florida man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
A fifth co-defendant, Jonathan Pollock, has not yet been apprehended, and the FBI is offering aAccording to court documents, Doolin and Perkins joined with others in objecting to Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory over then-President Donald Trump. A mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying election results for Biden over the Republican Trump, authorities said. Five people died in the violence.
As officers descended into the crowd to help another officer, Perkins picked up a flagpole and thrust it into the chest of an approaching officer, authorities said. Perkins then raised the flagpole over his head and swung it down, striking two officers in the back of their heads, officials said. Doolin’s attorney said in an email that Doolin plans to appeal his convictions. An attorney for Perkins didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment from The Associated Press.
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