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WASHINGTON — Jack Wade Whitton, a Georgia man who dragged an officer down the steps of the U.S. Capitol while wearing a 'Trump 2020' hat on Jan. 6 and bragged he 'fed' the officer to the mob, was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Thursday. 'You’re gonna die tonight!' Whitton admitted yelling at officers during one of several assaults he committed on law enforcement at the lower west tunnel, the scene of some of the worst violence during the Capitol attack. U.
But that attack was not Whitton’s only violence that day. He returned to the Archway 20 minutes after the assault of Officer B.M., where he threatened and kicked officers. He also attempted to climb a wall in order to attack additional police officers. In the days that followed, Whitton expressed pride rather than remorse, and made light of his conduct.
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