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Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

posted 6 months ago by robocat893 (16248)
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A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

David Nicholas Dempsey's sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Prosecutors described him as one of the most violent members of the mob of Donald Trump supporters that attacked the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.

Dempsey, who is from Van Nuys, stomped on police officers' heads. He swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture, prosecutors said.

He climbed atop other rioters, using them like “human scaffolding” to reach officers guarding a tunnel entrance. He injured at least two police officers, prosecutors said.

“Your conduct on January 6th was exceptionally egregious,” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Dempsey. “You did not get carried away in the moment.”

Dempsey pleaded guilty in January to two counts of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon.'s sentence is among the longest among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Prosecutors described him as one of the most violent members of the mob of Donald Trump supporters that attacked the Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential election victory.

I get the warm fuzzies everytime a Jan. 6 insurrectionist goes to prison. Dempsey destroyed his life and family because he worshiped Trump and broke the law. The funny thing is that Trump doesn't even know Dempsey exists. 🤣

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-attacked-police-us-capitol-183318402.html

[–] Switchstar (412) 6 months ago

Will MAGAs who claim to "Back the Blue" support this punishment? Probably not.

[–] robocat893 (16248) 6 months ago

Yeah... The party of law and order is led by a 34 times convicted felon. Go figure.

[–] chilidoggg (14584) 6 months ago

"stomped on police officers' heads. He swung poles at officers defending a tunnel, struck an officer in the head with a metal crutch and attacked police with pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture"

"misdemeanor trespass..."

[–] CalvinJarrett (495) 6 months ago

Hailing from Van Nuys he probably also ranks as having traveled the farthest to partake in this 'civil disobedience.' Whether he drove or flew, this guy had to have been a powder keg waiting to explode the whole way from CA to DC.

[–] Pellam33 (450) 6 months ago

Just remember Torrio and the others were FBI plants and the ONLY casualty in the whole "Storming of the Capitol Building" was Ashli Babbitt.
On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during an attack on the United States Capitol. She was part of a crowd of supporters of then U.S. president Donald Trump who breached the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Babbitt's attempt to climb through a shattered window beside a barricaded door into the Speaker's Lobby was thwarted when she was shot in the left shoulder by a United States Capitol Police (USCP) officer. After a USCP emergency response team administered aid, Babbitt was transported to Washington Hospital Center, where she died. The USCP deemed the shooting was "lawful and within Department policy" and "potentially saved Members (of Congress) and staff from serious injury and possible death". SURE!

[–] [deleted] 6 months ago

Are you referring to someone from the 2020 riots?

[–] Yatzo (2161) 6 months ago

I thought it was a peaceful protest?!