Erik Herrera was convicted of obstruction and disorderly conduct charges related to his role in the breach of the Capitol building.
A Southern California man who photographed himself while helping to trash the Senate Parliamentarian’s office, stole a bottle of alcohol and then smoked marijuana in a Senator’s office during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison.in 2002 was convicted of obstruction and disorderly conduct charges related to his role in the breach of the Capitol building.
Jurors were shown a photo Herrerra posted of himself on his Instagram account, wearing a pink respirator mask, goggles and a bulletproof vest while holding what appear to be a stack of documents within the Senate Parliamentarian’s office. The image showed items tossed on the ground, and another man with his feet up on a desk behind Herrera. As he left the building, Herrera hoisted a bottle of alcohol he had taken from the Senate office and made a fist pump, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors say Herrerra went back into the Capitol building and entered an unnamed Senator’s “hideaway” office, where he took photos and video, including images of him smoking marijuana.Herrera testified that he came to the Capitol the day of the riot to document the event as a photojournalist, and argued that his comments on social media were simply “banter.
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