The couple who threw a homemade firework at Pitt Police officers and planted two smoke bombs during a protest against conservative commentator Michael Knowles in April 2023 were sentenced to time in prison and probation and fined nearly $50,000 on Monday.
Brian and Krystal DiPippa, a married couple from Regent Square, entered a packaged plea deal with federal courts after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder in September. The deal sentences Brian DiPippa to five years of imprisonment and three years of supervision after his release. Krystal DiPippa was sentenced to three years of probation and 240 hours of community service to “restorative justice” causes.
Together, the couple was sentenced to pay nearly $50,000 in restitution. The DiPippas were ordered to pay $47,284 to a Pitt Police officer who sustained a spinal injury from the couple’s actions and $1,400 to the Pitt Police department for damages to equipment and uniforms…