Riley Kasper, a Clintonville resident, speaks out about his involvement in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riot after being released from prison. Kasper, a former Trump supporter, expresses remorse for his actions while maintaining his belief in the 2020 election being fraudulent.
It's been more than four years since Riley Kasper of Clintonville found himself in the middle of the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Kasper, a supporter of President Donald Trump , said he'd never been to Washington, D.C. before his trip in 2021. He went to see the national capital sights and found himself arriving in town the morning of a Trump rally that preceded the congressional vote to certify the 2020 election.
Trump, who spoke at the rally, repeatedly claimed the election was stolen, going as far as accusing Democrats of voter fraud and rigging the election in all six of the battleground states where Trump disputed his loss. That included two recounts in Wisconsin that Trump paid for. Kasper says he never entered the Capitol building but admits to using a can of bear spray — that someone else handed to him — on police officers. 'I don't apologize for going to D.C. that day and voicing my opinion and standing up for what I believe, but those officers did not deserve what I did,' he said. When asked whether he was ashamed of his actions, he responded, 'I'm ashamed that I assaulted those officers. I'm not ashamed that I stood up for what I believed.' Kasper was convicted of pepper-spraying police officers. He was sentenced to 60 days in prison, but served only 28 due to good behavior. He was released in April 2023. 'I didn't think I was going to be let out. I thought I still had several more months left to do,' Kasper said. But now that he's out of prison, he's focused on his family and work. 'Just glad to be back home, and if after this interview I never hear the word 'J6' or 'Capitol riot' ever again, I would love it that way. Kasper told FOX 11 he has no plans to participate in any kind of protest in the future and he would decline any invitation to Washington, D.C. by Trump to recognize his pardon
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