Terry Allen was acquitted on one of two assault charges.
Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.A Centre County man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol in Washington has been found guilty on seven of eight charges.
Terry Allen, 65, of Spring Mills, was acquitted on one of the two counts of assaulting police officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon but found guilty of the other count. District of Columbia federal Judge Amit P. Mehta heard testimony Monday and Tuesday and announced hisThe count on which Allen was acquitted accused him of assaulting a capitol police officer with a flagpole.
Allen maintains he did not engage any police officer and that he acted to protect himself from other rioters and/or police. It was the prosecution’s position Allen participated in a collective mob action that disrupted Congress meeting as the Electoral College.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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