J6er sentenced to 20 years in prison

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https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/one-of-the-most-violent-doj-seeks-21-years-in-prison-for-capitol-rioter-who-assaulted-police-with-poles-broken-furniture-david-dempsey-jan-6/65-6059be1d-bf9e-4342-990b-e48a7e2ecae8

WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a California man who launched one of the most vicious, prolonged assaults on police on Jan. 6 to 20 years in prison Friday — handing down the second-longest Capitol riot sentence to date.

In a sentencing memo filed last week, prosecutors said David Nicholas Dempsey, a former construction worker from Van Nuys, assaulted police for more than an hour as they were attempting to prevent a violent mob from entering the U.S. Capitol through the Lower West Terrace Tunnel. The tunnel was the site of some of the most intense fighting between police and rioters that day, and prosecutors described Dempsey as one of the primary components of that fighting.

“Dempsey was one of the most violent rioters, during one of the most violent stretches of time, at the scene of the most violent confrontations at the Capitol on January 6, 2021,” prosecutors wrote. “Unlike other rioters who slowly pushed their way through the crowd towards the Capitol, Dempsey climbed atop his fellow rioters, using them like human scaffolding, thrusting himself to the front. Once he reached the mouth of the tunnel, Dempsey began a prolonged attack, fighting with his hands, feet, flag poles, crutches, pepper spray, broken pieces of furniture, and anything else he could get his hands on, as weapons against the police. Dempsey’s violence reached such extremes that, at one point, he attacked a fellow rioter who was trying to disarm him.”

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As he was being escorted out of the courtroom by U.S. Marshals on Friday, Dempsey held up the "OK" symbol above his head. The symbol's use as a political signifier was adopted on the right during former President Donald Trump's term in office and can be seen being flashed by participants in numerous photos during the Capitol riot.

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🍊 🐔 Donald will pardon him if he wins. These are his peeps. OK symbol actually a white power sign.