Illinois man pleads guilty to assaulting Reuters journalist during U.S. Capitol riot
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - An Illinois man on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a Reuters journalist and a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Shane Jason Woods, 44, of Auburn, pleaded guilty in a federal court hearing in Washington to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding police and one misdemeanor count of striking, beating and wounding within U.S. territory.
Although the two counts combined carry a statutory maximum sentence of nine years in prison, under U.S. sentencing guidelines, Woods would face between 33 to 41 months in prison, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said.
Last year, Woods became the first defendant to be charged for assaulting a member of the news media during the riot.
A total of 11 people have been charged with assaulting journalists that day, while about 269 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers, according to a Justice Department tally.
In all, more than 870 people have been charged with crimes related to the Capitol attack.
http://www.reuters.com/legal/illinois-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-reuters-journalist-during-us-capitol-riot-2022-09-09/
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