Florida Man Who Attacked Capitol Police With Fire Extinguisher In Tears At Sentencing

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A Florida man who pleaded guilty to attacking Capitol Police with a fire extinguisher at the January 6 Capitol riot while dressed in a red, white, and blue “Trump” jacket, was in tears at his sentencing hearing, while his defense attorney expressed his client’s regret for participating in the deadly attack.

Palmer told U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan he was the one identified in Department of Justice images who threw a wooden plank at police, sprayed a fire extinguisher at officers until it was empty and then threw the empty canister at the line of police protecting the entrance to the Lower West Terrace of the US Capitol.

Before his court hearing, Palmer

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