A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A jailed member of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison for his role in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago, court records show.

William Chrestman, a U.S. Army veteran from Olathe, Kansas, brandished an axe handle and threated police with violence after leading other Proud Boys members to the perimeter of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chrestman pleaded guilty in October to obstructing the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying the Electoral College vote. He also pleaded guilty to a second felony count of threatening to assault a federal officer during the Capitol riot.

  • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    More like a club than a stick. A deadly weapon, but it generally wouldn’t be as bloody as a complete axe.

    • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      10 months ago

      but it generally wouldn’t be as bloody as a complete axe.

      That’s if you don’t try hard enough!

      Technically speaking, even throwing of cutting capabilities of the axe’s head, it’s still has a weight that helps one to do agressive motions with it. So yeah, it would be more bloody if you have just a plank of metal here, not to say about a normal axe head.