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.
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. , 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. This is one of the longest sentences handed down to a January 6 defendant yet.
Individual resembling Nicholas Languerand is seen throwing objects at law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021, according to government exhibit.Prosecutors alleged that Langueand had thrown"a variety" of dangerous objects at police, including an orange traffic barrier and stick-like objects he seemed to have obtained from the surrounding crowd attacking the Capitol.
He was a child of addicts, Welch said, adding that his father had tried to kill his mother and that he was subjected to seemingly constant relocation during his school-age years. The defendant's life was anything but easy, his lawyers explained, arguing his past that should be taken into account at sentencing,
Investigators also found evidence of Languerand's adherence to the QAnon conspiracy theory in his home, including a notebook that contained some references.
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