Trump supporter who called Capitol cops 'weasels' on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison

Capitol rioter Glen Simon who pushed against a police line on Jan. 6 before storming the building was sentenced to eight months in federal prison.

WASHINGTON — A Capitol rioter who pushed against a police line on Jan. 6 before storming the building and calling the police officers "little f--king spineless f--king oath violating little f--king weasels" was sentenced to eight months in federal prison on Friday.

Glen Simon pleaded guilty, first in October, then again in April after more evidence against him was discovered, to a count of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds. Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell noted Friday that he had a plated vest, joined a mob pushing a bike rack against a line of police officers, and entered the building as the "tip of the mob."

Simon, Howell said, "helped incite the crowd" by yelling and cursing at law enforcement and then lied twice to the FBI about his actions on Jan. 6. She noted that he could have been charged separately for his lies.

Simon, left, in a photo he posted on Facebook.FBIHowell said that Simon's personal problems "perhaps contributed to his susceptibility" to falling in with "conspiracy theories about a stolen election being egged on by politicians." But his susceptibility made it important to deter others "who also might be susceptible" like the defendant, she said.

"Listening without question to political rhetoric that leads to serious offenses, criminal conduct, is not an excuse when you're standing in a court of law," Howell said. "There are consequences for going along with a crowd with such unquestioning, following of political rhetoric."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-supporter-called-capitol-cops-weasels-jan-6-sentenced-prison-rcna42865


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