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Virginia man convicted of assault on police during Capitol storming

WASHINGTON, DC—Joseph Brody, 24, of Springfield, Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for his role in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Brody, who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or obstructing certain officers on February 21, 2024, was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich.

Court documents show that on January 6, 2021, Brody and friends and acquaintances attended the former president’s rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. After the rally, they went to the Capitol building and entered through the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:16 p.m. The group went to various rooms in the Capitol, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and the Senate chamber.

Brody was involved in circumventing law enforcement personnel and taking photographs or recordings in the Senate chamber. After leaving the Capitol, Brody helped push a metal barricade against a law enforcement officer and was involved in the destruction and looting of media equipment set up outside the building.

The FBI arrested Brody on September 14, 2022, in Springfield. His sentence is part of ongoing efforts to hold accountable those who disrupted the joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 6, 2021.

  • Virginia man convicted of assault on police during Capitol storming

    WASHINGTON, DC—Joseph Brody, 24, of Springfield, Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release for his role in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Brody, who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or obstructing certain officers on February 21, 2024, was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich.

    Court documents show that on January 6, 2021, Brody and friends and acquaintances attended the former president’s rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. After the rally, they went to the Capitol building and entered through the Senate Wing Door at approximately 2:16 p.m. The group went to various rooms in the Capitol, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and the Senate chamber.

    Brody was involved in circumventing law enforcement personnel and taking photographs or recordings in the Senate chamber. After leaving the Capitol, Brody helped push a metal barricade against a law enforcement officer and was involved in the destruction and looting of media equipment set up outside the building.

    The FBI arrested Brody on September 14, 2022, in Springfield. His sentence is part of ongoing efforts to hold accountable those who disrupted the joint session of the U.S. Congress on January 6, 2021.

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    NEW BALTIMORE, MI—A 56-year-old Macomb County man has set a new record by winning the largest Fantasy 5 prize since the game’s inception in 2004. The anonymous player won a staggering $963,040 jackpot by matching the Fantasy 5 numbers in the June 26 drawing: 04-05-08-22-38. The winning ticket was purchased at Smoker’s Express, located at 51124 DW Seaton Drive in New Baltimore.

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