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Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports:
A federal judge sentenced a North Carolina man to more than three years in prison Tuesday for assaulting police with a flagpole on Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said 22-year-old Matthew Beddingfield’s relatively young age compared to other Capitol riot defendants and mental health issues submitted in a sealed sentencing memo were mitigating factors, but that he believed prison time was necessary to ensure Beddingfield didn’t reoffend.
In particular, Nichols highlighted the fact that Beddingfield was already on pretrial release in connection with a shooting in North Carolina when he assaulted police and entered the U.S. Capitol as part of a mob on Jan. 6. Beddingfield was charged with attempted murder in connection with that shooting, which occurred in December 2019 in a Walmart parking lot, but eventually entered an Alford plea to one count of felonious assault with a deadly weapon. He received probation in that case.
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🚨 SENTENCE: Matthew Beddingfield, of NC, sentenced to 38 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release and $2,000 in restitution for assaulting police with a flagpole on Jan. 6. Judge Nichols will allow him to self-report. https://t.co/qWiwZSmXe2
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) July 11, 2023
Held Without Bail: Rioter Who Gave Nazi Salute And Posted Calls To Kill Gays, Blacks, Jews, Native Americans – https://t.co/YCQLg3VZr5 pic.twitter.com/6BjwYnle3T
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) March 1, 2022
Newly Arrested Riot Suspect Was Out On Bail On First Degree Attempted Murder Charge On January 6th 2021 – https://t.co/rkmweV1paE pic.twitter.com/aiM5ZJg8G4
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) February 8, 2022
TODAY: Feds seek 42-months prison in Jan 6 case of Matthew Beddingfield, arguing he used “a flagpole with the Star-Spangled Banner still attached to strike police”
They say he “made a gesture..commonly associated w/ the Nazis..extending his arm & hand forward.. at upward angle” pic.twitter.com/zJ30Zhm5AR
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 11, 2023
Matthew Jason Beddingfield, of North Carolina, faces felony charges of assaulting cops & carrying a deadly weapon on Capitol grounds
On #January6th, He was on bail for 1st degree attempted murder in connection with the 2019 shooting of a 17(yr old)in a Walmart parking lot. pic.twitter.com/8YpSwpOBn5
— Popitics (@Popitics1) February 8, 2022