WASHINGTON — A Trump supporter who engaged in a battle with law enforcement officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and then bragged about his conduct on the pro-Trump forum “The Donald” was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in federal prison.
Jose Padilla was sentenced to 78 months by U.S. District Judge John Bates, who convicted the 43-year-old disabled Army veteran on 10 counts at a bench trial in May.
Video from Jan. 6 showed Padilla tried to rally other rioters, calling those who didn’t push against the police line “cowards.”
He later complained online about other Jan. 6 participants, saying they were “pathetic little LARPers" — live action role players — who “only pretend” to be patriots.
Many of Padilla’s online comments were made on “The Donald” forum, which frequently features violent rhetoric about the former president’s perceived enemies.
Padilla’s defense attorney, Michael Cronkright, called his client “somewhat of a loner,” until he “foolishly” engaged with likeminded people online related to the 2020 election.
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WASHINGTON — A Trump supporter who engaged in a battle with law enforcement officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and then bragged about his conduct on the pro-Trump forum “The Donald” was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in federal prison.
Jose Padilla was sentenced to 78 months by U.S. District Judge John Bates, who convicted the 43-year-old disabled Army veteran on 10 counts at a bench trial in May.
Video from Jan. 6 showed Padilla tried to rally other rioters, calling those who didn’t push against the police line “cowards.”
He later complained online about other Jan. 6 participants, saying they were “pathetic little LARPers" — live action role players — who “only pretend” to be patriots.
Many of Padilla’s online comments were made on “The Donald” forum, which frequently features violent rhetoric about the former president’s perceived enemies.
Padilla’s defense attorney, Michael Cronkright, called his client “somewhat of a loner,” until he “foolishly” engaged with likeminded people online related to the 2020 election.
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