Man who attacked Rand Paul sentenced to additional time in confinement
By Justine Coleman - 07/27/20 03:50 PM EDT
The man who attacked Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in 2017 was sentenced Monday to an additional 14 months in confinement.
U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman gave Rene Boucher the additional sentence of eight months in prison and six months on home confinement, the Lexington Herald Leader reported. The new punishment came after prosecutors had argued the initial sentence did not appropriately reflect the injuries Paul endured from the attack.
"There's absolutely no downplaying the seriousness of the harm you visited on Sen. Paul and his family," Leitman said, according to the Bowling Green Daily News.
Boucher was originally sentenced to serve 30 days in jail, complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $10,000 fine. A federal appeals court vacated the 30-day sentence last year, saying it was too lenient and granting prosecutors the chance to try to get a tougher punishment.
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