Jan. 6 Capitol rioter Doug Jensen, among the first to enter the building, sentenced to 5 years in prison
of Jensen parading through the Capitol. The jury also heard testimony from law enforcement with whom he clashed in the building. up a staircase inside the building. Goodman later said that the Iowa man encouraged fellow rioters to"keep running" because the officer was just"one person — we're thousands."
"He believed ," Davis said."He honestly believed it ... There's no other explanation for what he did that day."sought a 64-month prison term" came to Washington, D.C., prepared for violence, and when the day approached, he played a significant role leading the violent crowd past the police line, into the building and through the halls of the Capitol," prosecutors' sentencing memo said.
"If Officer Goodman had not led the Defendant and the rest of the mob away from the Senate Lobby and an attempt was made to breach those doors, there would have been tremendous bloodshed," Loyd said.
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