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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (RHC) — One of the attackers at the headquarters of the United States Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 attempted to cash in on images of the riot, according to another Department of Justice (DOJ) report cited this Saturday in Washington .
Ronald Sandlin, 35, took part in an interview from prison with journalist and documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom he promised to provide his vivid testimonies even though the transaction didn’t go through., consummated, said the DOJ.
According to the report, the Nevada man, who traveled to that capital that day in anticipation of a civil war, assaulted several police officers during the riots, the new court filing detailed the day before.
Since late September, Sandlin, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct official procedures and to beating police officers, has been awaiting sentencing.
The prosecutor’s request is for 63 months in prison – more than five years – and a $20,000 fine. The DOJ alleged that Sandlin made multiple attempts to “profit from his criminal behavior on January 6.”
He posted on his Facebook profile that he was there to sell footage of the riots; He later told his mother in a call from prison that he had met with right-wing writer and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza and was in touch with podcaster Joe Rogan.
He also asked his mother to contact the publishers of the book he was writing about the “Capitol Incident,” prosecutors said. (font: Latin Press).