Nicholas Languerand, an avowed follower of the QAnon conspiracy, pleaded guilty in November to assaulting law enforcement officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Highlights
- Washington – A South Carolina man who traveled to Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021 and later assaulted officers outside the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 44 months in jail on Wednesday.
- Nicholas Languerand, an avowed follower of the QAnon conspiracy, pleaded guilty in November to assaulting officers and faced a maximum of 20-years prison sentence.
- However, prosecutors asked the court to sentence Languerand to 51 months.
- Government exhibitThis is one of the longest sentences handed down to a January 6 defendant yet.
- Investigators also found evidence of Languerand’s adherence to the QAnon conspiracy theory in his home, including a notebook that contained some references.