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A man who prosecutors say was the first to breach the Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison.
He proceeded to join a group of men in pursuing a U.S. Capitol police officer up a flight of stairs while the mob shouted at the officer, the evidence showed. Several other officers joined in to try to stop the rioters and ordered them to leave, after which Sparks walked to the front of the group and confronted the first officer, aggressively yelling, “This is our America!”
According to court documents, Sparks had prior knowledge of Congress’ plans to certify the electoral votes. Following the Jan. 6 riot, he wrote in a Parler post, “A new dawn is coming. Be ready. Just pray and trust in the Lord,” warning readers to “be ready for a lot of big events. Have radios for power loss etc. Love every body.”During his sentencing, Sparks’ lawyer, Scott T.
Meanwhile, Wendelsdorf tried to push for a sentence of one year under house arrest followed by three years of supervised release, arguing that Sparks never assaulted or threatened an officer and that he left the Capitol building 20 minutes after he entered.
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