Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on police officer during one of the most violent clashes of the Capitol attack has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.
Pro-Trump protesters clash with D.C. police officer Michael Fanone during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 presidential election results at the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.A Jan. 6 rioter who tased a police officer in the neck during one of the most violent clashes of the Capitol attack was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Wednesday.
Video of the violent clash was played during the Jan. 6 congressional committee hearings. Fanone told the committee about joining other officers on the front lines of the riot, saying his fellow officers "looked beat to hell," and described the rioters as terrorists.
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