Former Army private Nicholas Languerand was sentenced to 44 months in prison this week for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
According to court documents, while he never entered the Capitol building itself, Languerand, 26, did assault police officers outside.
Languerand threw objects at U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers and later picked up a police shield and used it in further confrontations.
"Based on the size and weight of the objects, as well as the speed and force with which Languerand threw them, the items were capable of inflicting serious bodily injury," a Department of Justice release read.
In addition to 44 months of incarceration, Judge John D. Bates "ordered Languerand to pay $2,000 in restitution. He also must serve a period of two years of supervised release following completion of his prison term. He additionally was ordered to perform 60 hours of community service," court documents state.
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After pleading guilty, Languerand's grandparents testified about how he had become isolated after losing his job and "consumed" by the QAnon conspiracy theory, which was what led him to Washington D.C. on January 6th.
When law enforcement arrested him and searched his room, they found threats against the FBI, and images of the Proud Boys and Nazi iconography. At sentencing, the judge took into account Languerand's abusive upbringing, giving him a slightly reduced sentence.
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