A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday sentenced a Georgia man to five years in prison for assaulting police with a deadly weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
The sentence, which also includes three years of probation, is the longest handed down to any Georgian charged during the riot.
The sentencing follows a two-day trial in August where U.S. Senior District Judge Reggie B. Walton found Michael Bradley, a 50-year-old mechanic from Forsyth, guilty of civil disorder, assaulting police with a dangerous weapon – both felonies – and several misdemeanor charges…