Right-wing provocateur ‘Baked Alaska’ sentenced to 2 months in prison for involvement in Capitol riot

A reactionary web character who passes the pseudonym “Baked Alaska” was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 months in jail for unlawfully objecting inside the United States Capitol throughout the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

Anthime Gionet, who livestreamed his breach of the Capitol in an almost 30-minute video to more than 16,000 individuals, was likewise purchased to pay a $2,000 fine and $500 in restitution for damage done to the Capitol by the mob the day of the riot.

” You livestreamed your criminal conduct to countless fans hoping they would pay you for your actions,” District Judge Trevor McFadden informed Gionet throughout the almost two-hour sentencing hearing. “You were promoting and commemorating what was a nationwide disaster.”.

” January 6 was the conclusion of a minor criminal offense spree for you,” McFadden stated, keeping in mind that Gionet was founded guilty of attacking a dining establishment employee and for taking down a Hanukkah menorah outside the Arizona state capitol in the month prior to the insurrection.

” You consistently streamed your criminal offenses” McFadden stated. “That is an extremely uncomfortable occupation, sir.”.

Gionet concurred in July 2022 to plead guilty to unlawfully objecting at the United States Capitol after deserting a plea contract previously that year throughout a hearing in which he declared he was “innocent.”.

His court procedures were bogged down in chaos. He was apprehended in January 2021 however never ever prosecuted, and it took more than a year for legal representatives to reach the plea contract.

Gionet likewise discussed his lawsuit to his online fans numerous times prior to he was sentenced, which McFadden stated exhibited his absence of regret.

After he pleaded guilty, Gionet’s lawsuit was arbitrarily reassigned to McFadden. That night, Gionet livestreamed himself commemorating that his case was now being managed by an “remarkable judge” that is “pro-Trump.”.

In referral to January 6 and previous President Donald Trump, Gionet composed in a tweet last month: “i can’t think i’m going to prison for an nft salesperson.”.

” It is essential that you, firstly, toe the line and lead by example,” McFadden stated on Tuesday, indicating the countless individuals who enjoy Gionet online. “You stopped working to do that on January 6.”.