WASHINGTON, September 22 (CNNBreakingNews.net) — A man from New Jersey who was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer and was indicted in May in Found guilty in connection with the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice said.
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 32, from Colts Neck, New Jersey, was convicted in the District of Columbia on felony and felony charges of misdemeanor that arising from his actions during the Capitol attack, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
In May, he was found guilty of all five counts he faced by a federal jury, including obstructing an official Read more
Hale-Cusanelli is a former member of the US Army Reserves who works as a Navy contractor for a “secret” security clearance and access to weapons, according to the Public prosecutor.
An informant told investigators that Hale-Cusanelli was “an avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer,” who had posted online videos that The Ministry of Justice had previously claimed in court papers that they advocate extreme political opinions.
Video footage of the riot showed Hale-Cusanelli Hale-Cusanelli yelling at police officers outside the Capitol complex and the buildings after it It was breached.
Thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in a failed attempt to stop Congress from confirming President Joe Biden’s election victory in 2020, the attack followed months of false claims by Trump that he won the 2020 election.
Hale-Cusanelli’s defense attorney argued that his client did not know that Congress was counting votes on Jan. 6, 2021, and there was therefore one missing criminal intent.
The Ministry of Justice says it has arrested more than 870 people for crimes related to the breaking of the Capitol, including over 265, who were accused of assaulting or obstructing law enforcement.