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Ohio man sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacks on police during Capitol riot

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Associated Press

An Ohio man who repeatedly attacked police officers at the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Thursday sentenced 41-year-old Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas to four years and 10 months behind bars. Body camera video captured Thomas charging at police and shoving officers in the chest. Prosecutors had recommended a prison term of over nine years for Thomas. In June, a jury convicted Thomas of assault charges and other offenses.

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