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AP: Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
AP - Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Updated 12:30 PM EST, November 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive courtroom behavior, including berating and insulting the judge.
Marc Bru complained about his prison conditions but refrained from hurling any more insults at Chief Judge James Boasberg, who resentenced him to five years in prison. Bru is one of the beneficiaries of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a federal obstruction law.
Bru, 44, joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol with fellow members of the Proud Boys extremist group. He grabbed a barricade and shoved it against police officers. He later joined other rioters inside the Capitol and entered the Senate gallery, where he flashed a hand gesture associated with the Proud Boys.
Bru wasn’t one of the most violent rioters at the Capitol, but his conduct after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was “the worst I think I’ve seen of anyone,” the judge said.
“In my 22 years as a judge, I’ve never seen a defendant say the things he said at sentencing,” Boasberg said.
At his initial sentencing hearing in January, Bru repeatedly interrupted Boasberg and called him a “clown” and a “fraud” presiding over a “kangaroo court.” He referred to a prosecutor as “despicable and repugnant.”
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Updated 12:30 PM EST, November 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive courtroom behavior, including berating and insulting the judge.
Marc Bru complained about his prison conditions but refrained from hurling any more insults at Chief Judge James Boasberg, who resentenced him to five years in prison. Bru is one of the beneficiaries of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a federal obstruction law.
Bru, 44, joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol with fellow members of the Proud Boys extremist group. He grabbed a barricade and shoved it against police officers. He later joined other rioters inside the Capitol and entered the Senate gallery, where he flashed a hand gesture associated with the Proud Boys.
Bru wasn’t one of the most violent rioters at the Capitol, but his conduct after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was “the worst I think I’ve seen of anyone,” the judge said.
“In my 22 years as a judge, I’ve never seen a defendant say the things he said at sentencing,” Boasberg said.
At his initial sentencing hearing in January, Bru repeatedly interrupted Boasberg and called him a “clown” and a “fraud” presiding over a “kangaroo court.” He referred to a prosecutor as “despicable and repugnant.”
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