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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ-WLUK) – A Pulaski man who pepper-sprayed police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Tuesday to three years, one month in prison.
Riley Kasper, 25, was also placed on supervised release for two years, and must pay $2,000 in restitution towards the damage done to the building, court records show.
The sentence by federal Judge Royce Lamberth splits the difference between the government’s recommendation for a 41-month prison term, and Kasper’s request for a 34-month prison term.
According to court documents, Kasper carried a canister of what investigators believe was pepper spray during the attack at the Capitol building. He declared in a social media message to another person later that day that he “pepper sprayed 3 cops so bad they got undressed and went home.” He also said that he was among a group that broke through a gate and chased police officers down.
The next day he communicated on social media that “there is definitely something satisfying about pepper spraying cops in riot gear.”
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