{"id":31212,"date":"2022-09-06T14:22:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/06\/vet-who-assaulted-a-cop-with-marine-corps-flag-on-jan-6-sentenced\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:11:26","slug":"vet-who-assaulted-a-cop-with-marine-corps-flag-on-jan-6-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2022\/09\/06\/vet-who-assaulted-a-cop-with-marine-corps-flag-on-jan-6-sentenced\/","title":{"rendered":"10 years for veteran who hit cop with Marine Corps flag on Jan. 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced on Thursday to a record-setting 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/09\/01\/family-of-marine-killed-in-kabul-revives-alec-baldwin-defamation-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump supporters.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Webster\u2019s prison sentence is the longest so far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/05\/12\/former-acting-secdef-blames-media-hysteria-for-his-response-to-jan-6-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\">among roughly 250 people who have been punished<\/a> for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The previous longest was shared by two other rioters, who were sentenced separately to seven years and three months in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran and Marine veteran, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/12\/top-military-leaders-issue-warning-to-troops-after-capitol-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\">tried on an assault charge<\/a> and the first to present a self-defense argument. A jury rejected Webster\u2019s claim that he was defending himself when he tackled Metropolitan Police Department officer Noah Rathbun and grabbed his gas mask outside the Capitol on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Webster, 56, to 10 years in prison plus three years of supervised release. He allowed Webster to report to prison at a date to be determined instead of immediately ordering him into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2022\/09\/01\/family-of-marine-killed-in-kabul-revives-alec-baldwin-defamation-suit\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lance-Cpl.-Rylee-McCollum_web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Family of Marine killed in Kabul revives Alec Baldwin defamation suit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Alec Baldwin shared a photo of Roice McCollum at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his 2.4 million Instagram followers, the lawsuit alleges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr. Webster, I don\u2019t think you\u2019re a bad person,\u201d the judge said. \u201cI think you were caught up in a moment. But as you know, even getting caught up in a moment has consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster turned to apologize to Rathbun, who was in the courtroom but didn\u2019t address the judge. Webster said he wishes he had never come to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish the horrible events of that day had never happened,\u201d he told the judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge said Rathbun wasn\u2019t Webster\u2019s only victim on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe other victim was democracy, and that is not something that can be taken lightly,\u201d Mehta added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 17 years and six months. The court\u2019s probation department had recommended a 10-year prison sentence. Mehta wasn\u2019t bound by the recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"669\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22244758574163.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22244758574163.jpg.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22244758574163.jpg.jpg?resize=300,167 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22244758574163.jpg.jpg?resize=768,429 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22244758574163.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,571 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Retired New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Jose Luis Magana\/AP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a court filing, prosecutors accused Webster of \u201cdisgracing a democracy that he once fought honorably to protect and serve.\u201d Webster led the charge against police barricades at the Capitol\u2019s Lower West Plaza, prosecutors said. They compared the attack to a medieval battle, with rioters pelting officers with makeshift projectiles and engaging in hand-to-hand combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing can explain or justify Mr. Webster\u2019s rage. Nothing can explain or justify his violence,\u201d Assistant U.S. Attorney Hava Mirell said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense attorney James Monroe said in a court filing that the mob was \u201cguided by unscrupulous politicians\u201d and others promoting the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from the Republican incumbent. He questioned why prosecutors argued that Webster didn\u2019t deserve leniency for his 25 years of service to his country and New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is not how we measure justice. That is revenge,\u201d Monroe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, jurors deliberated for less than three hours before they convicted Webster of all six counts in his indictment, including a charge that he assaulted Rathbun with a dangerous weapon, the flagpole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also Thursday, a New Jersey man pleaded guilty to using pepper spray on police officers, including one who later died. Officer Brian Sicknick suffered a stroke the day after the riot and died of natural causes. He and other officers were standing guard behind metal bicycle racks as the mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julian Khater, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. He could face up to 20 years in prison, though will likely face a sentence ranging from about 6 1\/2 to 8 years at a hearing set for December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case against Khater and a second man have been among the more notable brought by the Justice Department. George Pierre Tanios brought the pepper spray in a backpack. Tanios previously pleaded guilty and is also set to be sentenced in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster had testified at trial that he was trying to protect himself from a \u201crogue cop\u201d who punched him in the face. He also accused Rathbun of instigating the confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rathbun testified that he didn\u2019t punch or pick a fight with Webster. Rathbun said he was trying to move Webster back from a security perimeter that he and other officers were struggling to maintain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rathbun\u2019s body camera captured Webster shouting profanities and insults before they made any physical contact. The video shows that Webster slammed one of the bike racks at Rathbun before the officer reached out with an open left hand and struck the right side of Webster\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Rathbun struck his face, Webster swung a metal flag pole at the officer in a downward chopping motion, striking a bike rack. Rathbun grabbed the broken pole from Webster, who charged at the officer, tackled him to the ground and grabbed his gas mask, choking him by the chin strap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster drove alone to Washington, D.C., from his home near Goshen, New York, on the eve of the Jan. 6 \u201cStop the Steal\u201d rally, where Trump addressed thousands of supporters. Webster was wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a Marine Corps flag on a metal pole when he joined the mob that stormed the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster said he went to the Capitol to \u201cpetition\u201d lawmakers to \u201crelook\u201d at the results of the 2020 presidential election. But he testified that he didn\u2019t intend to interfere with Congress\u2019 joint session to certify President Joe Biden \u2018s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Webster retired from the NYPD in 2011 after 20 years of service, which included a stint on then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg\u2019s private security detail. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985 to 1989 before joining the NYPD in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Webster\u2019s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 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