A former welder for a national science and engineering lab in Illinois was given an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting cops at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots.
Robin Lee Reierson, 69, learned his fate on Wednesday for his role in the insurrection , the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced in a press release . He was immediately taken into custody after the hearing, an unusual move as defendants in these cases are usually allowed to get their affairs in order before reporting to prison to begin their sentence, Chicago ABC station WLS reported .
He was also ordered to pay $7,000 in restitution and fines. Reierson pleaded guilty in July to assaulting officers.
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