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The Kansas City Star reports:
A former Missouri Christian school teacher and her husband who said former President Donald Trump and the crowd contributed to the environment that led to the Capitol riot were sentenced Thursday to home detention and two years’ probation.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Zachary Wilson to 45 days of home detention and Kelsey Wilson to 30 days, along with 60 hours of community service. They also must each pay $500 in restitution for damage done to the Capitol during the insurrection, which prosecutors say totaled $1.5 million.
“I cannot apologize enough or express remorse that I have for the actions that day,” Zachary Wilson said. “I’m incredibly sorry for my part in what has now put a stain on American history.”
Read the full article. Kelsey Wilson says she’s been fired from two jobs and that the family is financially struggling because of their arrests. Both say they were acting on what they now realize were lies by Trump.
“I was caught up in President Trump telling everybody that this election got stolen and he had kind of everybody enraged.” Former Springfield teacher, husband sentenced in Capitol riot. https://t.co/spwRqhnTLD
— Judy Thomas (@judylthomas) January 27, 2022
NOW: Sentencing hearing in Jan 6 case of Kelsey & Zachary Wilson of Missouri. Both are accused of going inside Speaker Pelosi office area. Feds alleged Zach bragged on social media “First thing we found was Pelosi’s office”
Feds to seek 14 days jail pic.twitter.com/lVoWLeYeFy
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 27, 2022
When asked by judge about lying to the FBI, Zachary Wilson says “I panicked”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 27, 2022
DOJ says the Wilsons both lied to the FBI. Zachary Wilson lied at least three times, mostly in an effort to downplay his wife’s involvement. Kelsey Wilson didn’t admit to being in the Speaker’s office.
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) January 27, 2022
!! Zachary Wilson then offers a new variant of the “caught up” defense ….
“I was caught up in President Trump telling everybody the election was stolen. He had everyone enraged”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) January 27, 2022