Utah’s John Sullivan sentenced to six years in prison for his role in Jan. 6 insurrection
He was convicted of carrying a knife and interrupting Congress as it voted to certify the presidential election
(Courtesy of the Tooele County Sheriff’s Department) Utah activist John Sullivan, show in a booking photo at the Tooele County Jail in 2021, was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
A federal judge Friday sentenced Utah activist John Earle Sullivan to six years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Judge Royce C. Lamberth also sentenced Sullivan to 36 months supervised release about $2,500 in fees and restitution.
A jury last year convicted Sullivan of seven counts. That includes three charges related to carrying a weapon — a knife — and counts accusing him of interrupting Congress as it voted to certify the U.S. presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.
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