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California man who attacked police with taser on Jan. 6 sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison
CBS News ^ | June 21, 2023 | Keshia Butts, Robert LeGare

Posted on 06/21/2023 1:44:16 PM PDT by Coronal

Washington — A California man who prosecutors described as "one of the most violent defendants on January 6, 2021" was sentenced to 151 months — about 12 ½ years — in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to violent and obstructive conduct during the Capitol riot.

Daniel "DJ" Rodriguez admitted as part of a plea agreement in February that he attacked former Washington, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone with a taser, causing him to lose consciousness, and that he worked to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. Rodriguez will also have to pay $96,000 to cover medical treatment for Fanone and $2,000 in restitution for the destruction of the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Requesting a longer sentence of 14 years in prison, prosecutors said Rodriguez administered a group chat in which he and a co-defendant discussed battles and operations in Washington, D.C., before then-President Donald Trump announced his Jan. 6 rally and later planned their trip to the nation's capital after Trump sent a tweet saying the day would "be wild."

"You showed up in D.C. spoiling for a fight," Judge Amy Berman Jackson said to Rodriguez as she sentenced Rodriguez on Wednesday.

And she told his legal team that Rodriguez "was a one-man army of hate."

Jackson also said that "people need to understand that you cannot do this or anything like this again."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


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1 posted on 06/21/2023 1:44:16 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

this is the reason for the rally...

https://rumble.com/v181401-january-6th-rally-2021.html

our government is trying to make the crime to fit the punishment...


2 posted on 06/21/2023 1:46:03 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Coronal

So the most violent man in a supposed overthrow of the US govt tased a police officer?


3 posted on 06/21/2023 1:49:42 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Coronal

How many here think this guy was MAGA?


4 posted on 06/21/2023 1:50:26 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Coronal

they’re absolutely dull.....


5 posted on 06/21/2023 1:51:21 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: TangoLimaSierra

If he was AntiFa he wouldn’t have been charged.


6 posted on 06/21/2023 1:51:34 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: teeman8r

He admitted to tasing a LEO. Never a good idea


7 posted on 06/21/2023 1:52:46 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Nifster

i saw many leo trying to stop peaceful protesters with tear gas... a time line would show perhaps justification


8 posted on 06/21/2023 1:55:22 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Coronal

Whose taser was it?
What website was he communicating on?


9 posted on 06/21/2023 2:04:22 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Coronal

While a dozen violent offenders walk around in NY or LA after assaulting actual victims and hunting for more today.

Killer released from prison, dubbed too old to be dangerous, kills again. NY Post.
By Tamar Lapin
July 18, 2019
(((Note: He ws 77, my age.))


Strangers beat and rob woman in brutal NYC attack caught on video
By Amanda Woods
May 19, 2023

On the human race in general....

A 9-year-old disabled boy who was thrown from his wheelchair by a school bully is set to get the royal treatment from New York City cops — who will escort him on the ultimate tour of the Big Apple, officers said Wednesday.

Little Michael Martinez of Houston, Texas, was dressed like one of his heroes — a police officer — on career day at his school when a bully shook him and tossed him from the chair last year, according to FOX 26.

Officers from Blue Lives Matter NYC now plan to take Michael — who hopes to one day become a cop himself — around the city Thursday and Friday, with stops ranging from meeting Mayor Eric Adams and Cardinal Timothy Dolan to grabbing a slice of pizza and attending roll call at an NYPD station house on Staten Island.
A 9-year-old disabled boy who was thrown from his wheelchair by a school bully is set to get the royal treatment from New York City cops — who will escort him on the ultimate tour of the Big Apple, officers said Wednesday.

Little Michael Martinez of Houston, Texas, was dressed like one of his heroes — a police officer — on career day at his school when a bully shook him and tossed him from the chair last year, according to FOX 26.

Officers from Blue Lives Matter NYC now plan to take Michael — who hopes to one day become a cop himself — around the city Thursday and Friday, with stops ranging from meeting Mayor Eric Adams and Cardinal Timothy Dolan to grabbing a slice of pizza and attending roll call at an NYPD station house on Staten Island.


10 posted on 06/21/2023 2:07:20 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: TangoLimaSierra
I don't see any evidence presented in the article that he was conservative or MAGA. Wearing a hat is meaningless in light of anti-Trump agent provocateur Sullivan (whom I haven't heard anything about in a very long time) telling his followers to dress like Trump supporters. The following excerpt leaves a lot of unanswered questions, and could easily refer to a member of any group, left or right, wanting to support or to protest Trump in DC. The judge refers to him as being hateful but no evidence of this hate is presented in the article so who is to say if it was or not. It seems very strange that the media isn't giving us every detail, but seems instead to be witholding information.
Rodriguez administered a group chat in which he and a co-defendant discussed battles and operations in Washington, D.C., before then-President Donald Trump announced his Jan. 6 rally and later planned their trip to the nation's capital after Trump sent a tweet saying the day would "be wild."

11 posted on 06/21/2023 2:15:26 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Nifster

He admitted it because he was facing a lot more time most likely. This was a plea deal.

It’s fed prison. Assuming he keeps his nose clean he’ll but out in a little over half his sentence.

This is the kind of person who should be prosecuted, not Buffalo guy who just wandered around peacefully and had to spend 3 years for it


12 posted on 06/21/2023 2:19:21 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Coronal

Oh boy, this is interesting. The cop, Fanone, has been described as a neck tatted drama queen...
who knows none other than Ukrainian drama queen Alexander Vindman- they were photographed together.


13 posted on 06/21/2023 2:19:27 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Skywise
If he was AntiFa he wouldn’t have been charged.

A MAGA would not have been there armed with pepper spray. If they were, they would not have deployed it against cops. There were plenty of anifags that got rolled up in this.

Antifags are expendable.

14 posted on 06/21/2023 2:21:35 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Coronal

From Newsweak:

“Michael Fanone, the District of Columbia police officer who was dragged into a mob and beaten by rioters during the U.S. Capitol attack last January, has resigned from the force and will take a job with CNN.

—snip— Fanone made many public appearances following the attack, repeatedly speaking out against lawmakers who downplayed the seriousness of the day’s events and warning that the riot posed a legitimate threat to democracy....”


15 posted on 06/21/2023 2:22:57 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Coronal

Good riddance to rubbish.


16 posted on 06/21/2023 2:25:12 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Coronal

“Johnson also said he met with Officers Michael Fanone, who unsuccessfully attempted to arrange a meeting with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and Harry Dunn, who previously detailed the racism that he and other Black officers faced while defending the Capitol.”.../snip

These are actors...the truth is not in them.


17 posted on 06/21/2023 2:27:30 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Coronal

If it was infact a taser, not just a run of the mill sun gun, it did not cause him to lose consciousness. Seeing that it was Fanone, he probably passed out due to fear after he soiled his pants. A taser does not knock you out like they show in movies, once the taser stops you are right back in the fight. And stun guns do not knock you out either.


18 posted on 06/21/2023 2:28:18 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Coronal

The cop-turned-CNN-employee, Michael Fanone, is reportedly the son of a big Democrat donor.
So far none of the earlier reports on him mentioned him being faded...they claimed he had a heart attack, or was dragged into the crowd and beaten.


19 posted on 06/21/2023 2:33:03 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Coronal

“I also support the fact that Kari Lake is a piece of sh**,” said Michael Fanone, former D.C. Metropolitan Police officer injured in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol building.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


20 posted on 06/21/2023 2:33:46 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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