Capitol rioter, caught in Colorado, sentenced to prison

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Rodney Milstreed assaulted Capitol Police and punched an Associated Press photographer on Jan. 6, 2021.

WASHINGTON — A Maryland man who was arrested in Colorado after participating in the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday.in May 2022. Milstreed was originally charged with 11 counts related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous WeaponA judge sentenced Milstreed to five years in prison on counts 1 and 3, and to one year on count 2. Those sentences will run concurrently.

According to the superseding indictment, Milstreed used a wooden club to assault and intimidate Capitol Police. He also assaulted an Associated Press photojournalist on Jan. 6, the indictment says.Milstreed threw the four-foot club at a line of Capitol police, striking one of them, which caused a concussion.

At Milstreed's sentencing, the injured officer, Devan Gowdy, called Milstreed a domestic terrorist and a traitor, the AP reported.

 

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