Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
This image from police body-worn camera video, and contained in the Justice Department's sentencing memorandum, shows Marc Bru, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive courtroom behavior, including berating and insulting the judge.
Marc Bru complained about his prison conditions but refrained from hurling any more insults at Chief Judge James Boasberg, who resentenced him to five years in prison. Bru is one of the beneficiaries of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a federal obstruction law.
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