A civil suit filed Thursday alleges that former President Trump and two Jan. 6 defendants are responsible for the death of Officer Brian Sicknick.
From left, Erin Smith, widow of D.C. police officer Jeffrey Smith, U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell and Sandra Garza, the longtime partner of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick hold hands on July 21 during a House hearing Jan. 6, 2021, riot. The girlfriend of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died after being assaulted in the, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Khater and Tanios await sentencing for the chemical-spray attacks on Sicknick and two other officers on the West Terrace of the Capitol.Sicknick died one day later. Prosecutors didn’t say that Khater and Tanios caused his death, but the men did face a 10-count indictment that included felony charges of rioting, assaulting law enforcement officers and obstructing Congress’s certification of President Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Tanios, a West Virginia sandwich shop owner, admitted to two counts of misdemeanor trespassing and disorderly conduct on restricted Capitol grounds.In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Khater, a smoothie-shop owner in State College, Pa., admitted to assaulting and injuring law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon for use of the bear spray.
The suit alleges one claim of wrongful death and conspiracy to violate Sicknick’s civil rights, and negligence against all three men. Khater and Tanios are named as defendants for one claim of common law assault, the filing states.GiftOutline
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