Rioter Sentenced To 51 Months In Federal Prison

Boise’s NBC News affiliate reports:

A Nampa man who forced his way into the U.S. Capitol Building and assaulted officers during a failed coup to stop Congress from certifying the result of the 2020 presidential election was sentenced Friday to four years and three months in federal prison.

The sentence imposed on 68-year-old Duke Wilson is among the longest yet handed down to any participant in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. He is one of six Idahoans charged and the first to be sentenced. Wilson will be allowed to self-surrender to the Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his term.

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Capitol Police Officer @SergeantAqGo wrote a letter urging a federal judge to impose a stiff sentence for Jan. 6 defendant Duke Wilson.

He says he specifically remembers encountering and being assaulted by Wilson that day.

Judge Lamberth sentenced Wilson to 51 months today >> pic.twitter.com/OMA5Vvu5yM

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 4, 2022

The sentence imposed today on 68-year-old Duke Wilson is among the longest yet handed down to any participant in the failed Jan. 6, 2021 coup. https://t.co/pA3siavWXx

— Katie Terhune (@KTVBTerhune) March 4, 2022

Judge: “I do reject the idea that there could be a downward departure. I do sentence you to the guidelines.”

SENTENCE: 51 months concurrently for counts 3-7.
36 months of supervised release on counts 3-7
$100 special assessment on each count. No financial penalty or fine…..

— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) March 4, 2022