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First Capitol Rioter To Be Sentenced Receives Probation After Condemning Fellow Rioters In Court

Ashe Schow
First Capitol Rioter To Be Sentenced Receives Probation After Condemning Fellow Rioters In Court
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The first sentence has been handed down to someone involved in the January 6 Capitol riot, setting the stage for disappointment among those expecting jail time and harsh sentences for those who participated in the event.

Anna Morgan-Lloyd, 49, from Indiana, was sentenced to probation and assessed a $500 fine after she pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor for trespassing, CNN reported. Federal Judge Royce Lamberth said Morgan-Lloyd avoided up to six months in jail because she wasn’t involved in any of the violence that took place on January 6 and condemned those who were.

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