A Chicago man who stole a prized photograph from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison for his role in the mob’s attack on the building.
Lyons wasn't charged with the theft of the photograph, but he acknowledged in a court filing that he took it and the staffer's wallet. Howell convicted him of charges including obstruction of an official proceeding, the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.
Lyons drove through the night from Chicago to Washington, D.C., to attend then-President Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6. He used his cellphone to record himself as he joined the pro-Trump mob's attack on the Capitol. Lyons also heckled police officers, calling them Nazis and “oath breakers” as they tried to protect the Capitol.
Lyons is ashamed of his actions and genuinely remorseful, defense attorney Lawrence Wolf Levin said in a court filing. FBI agents are still arresting Capitol riot suspects more than two years later. On Wednesday, for example, a Kentucky man was arrested on charges that he sprayed a chemical irritant at Capitol police officers.
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