Sobbing Rioter Sentenced To Five Years, Eight Months

ABC News reports:

A federal judge sentenced a U.S. Marine Corps veteran to more than five years in prison Wednesday for assaulting a line of police officers with chemical spray on Jan. 6, 2021.

Daniel Ray Caldwell, 51, of The Colony, Texas, appeared before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly for sentencing on one count of assaulting police with a dangerous weapon. Caldwell was arrested in February 2021 and pleaded guilty to the charge in September of last year.

Investigators identified at least four officers who were injured or impaired by Caldwell’s assault, including one who experienced severe skin irritation and pain and had to be hospitalized as a result of the spray transferring onto his skin.

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“You’re entitled to your political views but not to an insurrection,” the judge said. “You were an insurrectionist.”

68 months for Daniel Caldwell. Insurrectionist.

— Jay Arnold (@jadedcreative) February 1, 2023

#CapitolRiot: The DOJ says it also has a video from January 6 of Daniel Caldwell talking about having pepper sprayed as many as 15 officers. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/f5QZ4ksFUs

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) August 13, 2021

NEW: Daniel Caldwell, a Marine Corps veteran from The Colony, Texas, was sentenced to 68 months in prison today for assaulting multiple officers on Jan. 6 with chemical spray. https://t.co/2zcMwFUEv5

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) February 1, 2023

The defendant, Daniel Caldwell — a Marine veteran — delivered a long, emotional apology to the cops he sprayed, describing himself as “ashamed” and “embarrassed” for his conduct.

“I wish I could take it back, but I can’t,” he said through tears. https://t.co/YHloFmBpeY

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 1, 2023

Caldwell, 51, noted his biological mother died while he was in jail, before he had a chance to mend a “broken relationship” and that he’s missing the entirety of his middle child’s military deployment. His wife is struggling to support the family solohttps://t.co/YHloFmBpeY

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 1, 2023