Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died a day after he and other officers tried to hold off the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison for using pepper spray to assault police officers, one of whom died a day after the siege.or address the officer's family in a written statement he read aloud before U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan sentenced him to six years and eight months of imprisonment.
Khater replied that he changed his prepared statement to the court on his lawyer's advice after he was recently named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit over his actions on Jan. 6.The judge gave Khater credit for the nearly two years he has served in pretrial detention. Hogan also ordered him to pay a $10,000 fine.
"Your selfish actions have caused more pain than you could ever imagine," said an older brother, Craig Sicknick. "My family is a wreck, and none of us have been even remotely unscathed as the result of your actions that day."READ MORE:"You attacked my son like he was an animal. You are the animal, Mr. Khater," she said.
Defense attorney Chad Seigel said the medical examiner's autopsy confirmed that Khater didn't directly or indirectly cause the officer's death.Prosecutors said Sicknick’s "tragic demise, so close in time to the traumatic events of that day, underscores the seriousness of the offense committed by Khater and his fellow rioters."
Several minutes later, Khater approached officers guarding a barricade and sprayed at least three of them, including Sicknick.Light said the attack was premeditated, but Khater's lawyers said he didn't plan the assault. Khater told the FBI that he and Tanios had brought bear spray and pepper spray to the rally to protect themselves.
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