Sai Varshith Kandula, who drove a U-Haul truck towards White House barriers in May 2023, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Prosecutors argued the attack was motivated by Kandula's fascination with Nazi ideology and his desire to replace the U.S. government with a Nazi-style dictatorship. Defense attorneys claimed Kandula suffered from schizophrenia and delusional thoughts.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich also sentenced Kandula to three years of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to pay nearly $57,000 in restitution, according to court recordswas sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for an attack that prosecutors said was inspired by his fascination with Nazi ideology, court records show.
Defense attorney Scott Rosenblum said Kandula was suffering from schizophrenia and was overwhelmed by delusional thoughts, including his belief that “a reptilian race had installed a puppet regime to operate the U.S.” Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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