Spring man sentenced to 13 months in prison for obstructing Congress during Capitol riot

Authorities have charged Joshua Lollar, 39, in the Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. FBI officials say he traveled from Texas and participated in the riot, appearing to be on the"front lines" of people confronting Metropolitan police trying to get into the building.and charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, pleaded guilty Monday to one of the felony charges filed against him.

He wore the gas mask and body armor and a"Keep America Great" hat to then-President Donald Trump's rally on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, and he was among those who entered the building"with the purpose of disrupting then-Vice President Pence’s certification of the 2020 election," according to prosecutors.

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