David Dempsey got the second-longest sentence of any convicted Jan. 6 rioter.
A California man convicted of carrying out some of the most extended and brutal assaults against police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.
The 20-year prison term for David Dempsey, handed down by senior D.C. District Judge Royce Lamberth, marks the second longest sentence yet for a defendant convicted in connection with the Capitol assault.
In one video clip, Dempsey repeatedly swung a stolen metal crutch down onto an officer's helmet, cracking the face shield.
One officer who Dempsey struck testified that he believed he was going to die and that his thoughts began drifting to his family.
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
"David Dempsey is political violence personified," a prosecutor said in making the case for Dempsey's harsh sentence. »