Judge goes beyond prosecutors' request with sentence for Jan. 6 couple
By Joseph Choi - 12/16/21 06:12 PM EST
A U.S. district judge on Wednesday issued a sentence against a couple who took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that went beyond what prosecutors recommended, giving them jail time.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) had asked that Brandon Miller and his wife Stephanie Miller be sentenced to home confinement as part of a 36-month probationary period. The Ohio couple was charged with entering the Capitol, with Brandon Miller livestreaming their actions on Facebook.
As WUSA reported, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled, however, that their actions warranted time behind bars.
They didn’t just walk through a door. They climbed through a broken window ... they knew full well of the violence that had preceded their entry,” Chutkan said. “The fact is that they were part of a mob ... that was intent on stopping the lawful transfer of power.”
“It amounted to an attempted overthrow of the government,” she added. “I don’t believe that’s hyperbole.”
Brandon Miller was sentenced to 20 days in jail, and Stephanie Miller was sentenced to 14 days.
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