Geoffrey William Sills struck at several officers with a police baton — hitting at least 2 of them, prosecutors said.
Geoffrey William Sills, 31, of Mechanicsville was found guilty following a bench trial in August 2022 of obstruction of an official proceeding; assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon; and robbery.Sills partook in violence in the tunnel area leading to the entrance of the Capitol, according to court documents.
Wearing black goggles and a black gas mask, prosecutors said he joined a line of rioters that pushed police officers back. Sills threw several "pole-like objects" at officers as they retreated, while filming the events and posting them to social media, per the DOJ. Prosecutors said he also wrested away a police baton from an officer and pointed a flashing strobe light at the police line, disorienting officers.Background:He was indicted with eight other defendants, five of whom have been convicted and three of whom are awaiting trial, per the DOJ.Sills was also ordered to pay $2,000 restitution and serve 36 months of supervised release.Some 1,000 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S.
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