'Sovereign citizen' Jan. 6 rioter gets seven years for leading mob assault on officers

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'Sovereign citizen' Jan. 6 rioter gets seven years for leading mob assault on officers
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WASHINGTON — A Washington man who led an attack on officers on Jan. 6 and represented himself at trial using arguments a federal judge described as 'bulls---' and 'gobbledygook' was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Wednesday. Taylor James Johnatakis was convicted in November on felony counts of obstruction of an official proceeding, assaulting officers and civil disorder, as well as four misdemeanor charges.

' Wearing a prison jumpsuit, he then blew a kiss to members of his family, waved goodbye, and gave a thumbs up before being led back to serve out his sentence. Earlier this year, Lamberth said he was 'shocked' that 'meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream,' with Republican politicians defending the actions of Jan. 6 rioters. “I have been dismayed to see distortions and outright falsehoods seep into the public consciousness,” Lamberth said.

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