<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A leftist protester was sentenced to five years in prison after he attempted to disrupt a 2023 event featuring Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-michael-knowles-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Knowles</a> at the University of Pittsburgh by setting off multiple homemade smoke bombs and launching a firework explosive into a crowd of police officers, seriously injuring one.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian DiPippa, 37, and his wife Krystal DiPippa, 42, were both <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pittsburgh-couple-sentenced-obstructing-law-enforcement-during-campus-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced</a> over their convictions of obstructing law enforcement <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-protesters-from-michael-knowles-pitt-debate-on-transgenderism-indicted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after they attempted</a> to disrupt a debate on transgenderism that Knowles was having at the University of Pittsburgh in April 2023. Brian was given five years in prison and Krystal was given three years of probation while they were both ordered to pay $1,400 to the university and $47,284 to the injured officer. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The DiPippas conspired to injure law enforcement officers and cause chaos at a college campus protest,” said U.S. Attorney Nicholas Olshan. “They attacked brave men and women who were trying to maintain order and protect the attendees. Today’s sentencings — and particularly the years of incarceration imposed on Brian DiPippa — should serve as a deterrent for anyone who would consider engaging in such outrageous and dangerous conduct in the future.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One officer was seriously injured during the attack as she deflected the firework as it headed toward her face and fell backward. Her legs were burnt, she needed back surgery for a fusion and a cadaver disc, and she had hearing loss, TRIBLIVE <a href="https://community.triblive.com/news/3705840" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Brian DiPippa is a homegrown terrorist who had every intention of hurting someone that day,” she said in court on Monday. “I will never be the same.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knowles <a href="https://x.com/michaeljknowles/status/1876666924513525792" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the news by thanking the prosecutors and law enforcement for their work, but criticized U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan for the sentencing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Many thanks to the law enforcement officers and prosecutors who forced these left-wing terrorists to face at least some consequences for their actions,” he said. “The judge was far too lenient, but it’s something.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On his Tuesday </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1646-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Knowles praised the federal officer who “pursued the case” and worked to bring justice over the attack. He added that the judge “basically” let the couple “off the hook.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said he hoped the sentencing would deter future similar attacks. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“These sentencings send a clear message that the FBI and our partners will use all available tools to bring to justice those who seek to injure, maim, or attack law enforcement officers,” he said. “The FBI and our Joint Terrorism Task Force partners across the country stand committed to our mission of protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution.”</span></p>

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