In connection with the storming of the Capitol in Washington just over two years ago, an American federal court sentenced a man to 14 years in prison. The sentence handed down in Washington on Friday is the highest ever imposed for involvement in the events of January 6, 2021.

The 49-year-old man from Pennsylvania had attacked police officers as the leader of a crowd with a chair and pepper spray, which he had stolen from the security forces. He had already been found guilty of four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in December. In addition, the judges considered it proven that he had obstructed security forces, entered a locked building with a dangerous weapon and used physical violence there.

On January 6, 2021, many of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington after a rally by ousted President Donald Trump. They wanted to prevent parliamentarians from officially confirming Joe Biden's victory in the November 2020 presidential election. It was the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years. As a result, at least 950 people have been charged and more than 600 convicted.

On Thursday, the former leader of the right-wing extremist "Proud Boys" and three other members of the group were convicted. A jury at a court in Washington, D.C., found Henry "Enrique" Tarrio and three other men guilty on Thursday of, among other things, "seditious conspiracy" in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack. The sentence in the case has not yet been determined.