Man who used Confederate flag against Capitol Police officer on January 6 sentenced to 3 years in prison

A Delaware man who carried a big Accomplice flag contained in the US Capitol through the January 6, 2021, riot and was a part of the mob that chased a US Capitol Police officer has been sentenced to a few years in jail.

DC District Choose Trevor McFadden discovered Kevin Seefried responsible in June of every of the 5 fees he confronted, together with obstructing an official continuing, disorderly conduct in a Capitol constructing and getting into and remaining in a restricted space.

In the course of the bench trial earlier than McFadden, USCP Officer Eugene Goodman testified that Seefried had jabbed the bottom of the flag pole towards him a number of instances to attempt to push him away. Seefried, Goodman stated, ultimately moved again to rejoin the mob after the officer didn’t transfer.

Based on Goodman, Seefried “was saying issues like F**okay you, I’m not leaving, the place are the members at, the place are they counting the votes.”

Seefried recalled in an interview with that FBI that he instructed Goodman, “You may shoot me, man, however we’re coming in,” based on prosecutors.

Earlier than handing down his sentence, McFadden stated it was “outrageous” and “egregious” that Seefried introduced the Accomplice flag to the Capitol that day and “used it to jab at an African American officer.”

“You participated in a nationwide embarrassment,” the choose stated.

Goodman, who has been hailed for his actions on January 6, ultimately led the group of rioters away from the Senate chamber and up a flight of stairs to a line of extra officers.

In feedback to the courtroom Thursday, Seefried apologized to the officers defending the Capitol that day and stated he was “deeply sorry individually in January 6.”

“I by no means wished to ship a message of hate,” Seefried stated.

Seefried’s son, Hunter, who was together with his father within the Capitol that day, was convicted of a number of fees he confronted and sentenced in October to serve two years in jail.

Eugene Ohm, Kevin Seefried’s legal professional, stated through the trial that his consumer wasn’t conscious the Electoral Faculty votes had been being licensed that day and due to this fact couldn’t have tried to deliberately impede the congressional continuing.

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