Lonnie Coffman, 72, was armed as much as possible when he went to attend Trump's rally/coup on 1/6. Today, on a plea deal, he was sentence to "46 months in prison, one of the longest sentences yet related to the Capitol riot."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madeli...ow-that-compares-with-others/?sh=6a913d9a2709
Man With Molotov Cocktails On Jan. 6 Gets Nearly 4 Year Prison Sentence. Here’s How That Compares With Others.
KEY FACTS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/madeli...ow-that-compares-with-others/?sh=6a913d9a2709
Man With Molotov Cocktails On Jan. 6 Gets Nearly 4 Year Prison Sentence. Here’s How That Compares With Others.
KEY FACTS
- Coffman, 72, brought 11 jars filled with gasoline and styrofoam as well as several firearms, ammo, a stun gun and a machete to Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, according to CNN.
- Coffman was “ready to do battle," U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said before sentencing the Alabama man, CNN reported.
- Coffman was not accused of being part of the January 6 riot, according to CBS, but pleaded guilty in November for possessing unregistered weapons in both Washington D.C. and Alabama, the Washington Post reported.
- Coffman said at a plea hearing that he believed the gasoline was too old to be explosive, although experts testified it would have similar effects to napalm, a substance that can be used to create bombs, the Washington Post reported.
- Coffman’s sentence of nearly four years is one of the longest sentences among defendants in the insurrection investigations, with the longest being five years given to a man who threw objects at the police.
