Man handed second-longest prison sentence yet for role in Jan 6 Capitol riot
Only Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has received a longer prison sentence
By Michael Lee Fox News
Published August 11, 2024 11:29am EDT

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/man-handed-second-longest-prison-sentence-yet-role-jan-6-capitol-riot

A California man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the second-longest sentence yet in hundreds of prosecutions of riot participants.

David Nicholas Dempsey pleaded guilty in January to two counts of assaulting police officers with a dangerous weapon, landing him a sentence only surpassed by Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's 22-year sentence, according to a report from the Guardian.

Prosecutors accused Dempsey of being one of the most violent members of the mob that stormed the Capitol in protest of Congress certifying the 2020 election for President Biden, detailing how the California native stomped the heads of police officers, struck officers with makeshift weapons, including a metal crutch, poles, pepper spray, and broken pieces of furniture.