WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter who carried a Confederate flag, and was among the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol building, to three years in prison.
Kevin Seefried of Delaware was part of a mob on the Senate side of the Capitol building and was the first to confront Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman, who successfully diverted the attackers away from senators nearby.Members of the mob shouted threats at Goodman, prosecutors said, including:"He's one person. We're thousands."
Seefried's son, Hunter, is currently serving a two-year sentence for storming the Capitol with his father.
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