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- Ex-cop could get eight years in prison for role in storming U.S. Capitol, article with imageLegal ·
August 11, 2022 · 10:10 AM UTC A former Virginia police sergeant who joined Donald Trump's supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be sentenced to up to eight years in prison on Thursday if a judge agrees with federal prosecutors' recommendation.