Federal prosecutors' first request to draw tougher punishment for a Jan. 6 defendant fell short today when a judge rejected a terrorism sentencing penalty, saying it would create an “unwarranted sentencing disparity” with other cases.
Former President Donald Trump supporters attend a rally near the White House in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. | John Minchillo/AP PhotoA Texas militia member on Monday received the longest sentence to date of any participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol: seven-and-a-quarter years in prison.
However, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich declined the Justice Department’s request to treat Reffitt’s crimes as terrorism, which would have substantially increased the recommended sentence under federal guidelines. “There are a lot of cases where defendants possessed weapons or committed very violent assaults,” Friedrich noted, highlighting that the most severe sentences handed down in Jan. 6 cases thus far were a little more than five years while prosecutors asked for a 15-year sentence against Reffitt. “The government is asking for a sentence that is three times as long as any other defendant and the defendant did not assault an officer.
In theory, Reffitt could have received up to 60 years in prison on all the charges, but defendants are typically sentenced under federal guidelines to terms well below the maximum.
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