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Isreal James Easterday, 23, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and 500 hours of community service for his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Easterday traveled from Kentucky to Washington, D.C., to join the mob that stormed the Capitol building. He pepper sprayed two police officers, causing one of them to collapse and lose consciousness. Easterday was arrested in Miami in December 2022 and pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer, obstruction of an official proceeding, and possession of a dangerous weapon in a restricted building. He was given a lesser sentence than prosecutors recommended due to his young age and lack of prior criminal history.

Isreal Easterday, a 23-year-old Kentucky man, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for pepper spraying two Capitol police officers while carrying a Confederate battle flag during the January 6, 2021 riot. Easterday, who was 19 at the time of the attack, pleaded guilty to nine counts, including charges of assaulting Capitol police officers Joshua Pollitt and Miguel Acevedo. Prosecutors initially recommended a 12-year sentence, but Judge James Boasberg cited Easterday’s youth as a reason for imposing a lower sentence.