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A Florida man was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on Friday for storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021 riot and assaulting a police officer.
Mason Joel Courson, 27, of Tamarac, Florida, was convicted in federal court for the District of Columbia, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in November to assaulting, resisting or interfering with a law enforcement officer with a dangerous weapon. The judge also ordered three years of supervised release and $2,000 restitution.
Courson was arrested in South Florida in December 2021.
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A Florida man has been sentenced to four years and nine months for assaulting a police officer during the January 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot.
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According to court documents, Courson joined others who objected to Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over former Republican President Donald Trump. A mob attacked the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the election results, authorities said. Five people were killed in the violence.
According to an indictment, Courson took part in an attack on a Metropolitan Police Department officer who was beaten by a mob armed with a baton, flagpole and crutch. Earlier that afternoon, Courson participated in “heave-ho” attempts to enter the Capitol in the area of the Lower West Terrace tunnel leading to the building, officials said.
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the U.S. Capitol violation, officials said. More than 350 people have been charged with assaulting or obstructing law enforcement.
