The mother of fallen U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick is requesting meetings with Republican senators to convince them to vote in favor of a commission that would further investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Though maximum sentences range as high as 20 or 30 years, nearly half the Jan. 6 defendants are only charged with misdemeanors, and only those facing the most serious felonies face years in prison.
The judge said the assault with chemical spray on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and two other officers contributed to the mob s ability to breach the police line that had been guarding the Capitol.
Two Men Charged With Assaulting Capitol Police Officer Denied Pretrial Release
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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WASHINGTON (KDKA) – Two men from our region charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick will have to stay in jail prior to their trials.
Julian Khater from State College and George Tanios from Morgantown were denied pretrial release by a judge.
The judge called them threats to the community, saying their alleged chemical spray attack helped rioters on January 6 to breach a line of police.
Officer Sicknick died of a stroke the day after the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.