Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 4:56 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.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-marc-bru-resentencing-7c4a5ad3279721d2eb8db7aee91019e4

[Irish_Dem]

1. US judges are the biggest disappointment, they helped cause the collapse of our democracy.

And rule of law is just a joke to them.

[OldBaldy1701E]

2. Yep. (n/t)

[Bengus81]

3. Really Judge?? Going to do the same for any other person in your courtroom going forward?

Or is it the threats that made you do this?

[SCantiGOP]

5. According to the story

It was a result of the Supreme Court decision.

[Moosepoop]

4. Actually, I think the judge did pretty well.

He was REQUIRED to do the resentencing with a reduction, due to the Supreme Court's ruling on the obstruction charge. That charge had to be dismissed, and the sentence reduced accordingly.

The original sentence was six years, at the high end of the sentencing guidelines. Removing the obstruction charge brought the sentencing guidelines to between 18 and 24 months. The judge only removed one year, leaving Bru with a five year sentence.

So the guidelines now only call for a maximum of two years, but the judge still left him with five. He did the mandatory resentencing/reduction, but only took off a year. The sentence now exceeds the guidelines, but the judge has Bru's courtroom conduct to justify it. He did what was required of him, but mitigated the reduction as best he could, imo.

[Blue_Tires]

6. I give up...