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The Charlotte Observer reports:
A North Carolina man, the second youngest defendant in more than 1,000 arrests linked to the deadly riot at U.S. Capitol, will spend the next three years of his early adulthood behind bars. Aiden Bilyard of Cary was 18 when he sprayed chemical agents at police and broke out a window in the Capitol during the violent mob attack on Jan. 6, 2021, to keep Donald Trump in office.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton sentenced the now-21-year-old to 40 months in prison for assaulting police with a deadly or dangerous weapon. The judge’s announcement drew a sob from the convicted felon’s mother, Amy Bilyard. Walton warned her that she would have to leave if she could not control her emotions. “I know you’re upset,” Walton said. “Unfortunately your son did what he did. And as my mother always told me, ‘You make your bed, you have to lie in it.’
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge Walton has sentenced Aiden Bilyard, who was 18 on Jan. 6, to 40 months in prison for spraying chemicals at an officer and shattering a window to a suite of Senate offices.
Difficult scene in the courtroom, where Bilyard’s mother interjected in tears.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 17, 2023
Bilyard’s mother called out “That’s not right,” after Walton revealed the 40 month sentence, which was slightly below the guideline range.
Walton replied that he son did what he did, “You make your bed, you’ve got to lie in it.”
“He’s lied in it,” she replied.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 17, 2023
BILYARD himself had expressed remorse, raised concerns about attempts by other Jan. 6 defendants to push propaganda on him during his pre-sentence incarceration and said he cooperated with prosecutors to help ID other charged rioters.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 17, 2023
WALTON, who has made other sweeping sentencing speeches before, worried that “demagogues” were lying about the danger of Jan. 6 to make money and are pushing disinformation in ways that made him fear Jan. 6-type violence could happen again.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 17, 2023
Bilyard says he was “stupid” and “reckless” and “was handed” canister of bear spray amid mob
“I apologize to Officer i injured”
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) March 17, 2023
ADD: “Pepper gel”
At today’s sentencing of Capitol riot defendant AIden Bilyard, prosecutors said his homemade pepper gel is “thicker, easier to aim acccurately”… “designed to cause pain” pic.twitter.com/vxYVr013j4
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) March 17, 2023
🚨BREAKING-Aiden Bilyard, 20, sentenced to 40 months for assaulting police w/pepper gel. At sentencing he said other J6’ers he’s in jail told him to deny actions & get in touch w/right wingers for help. This is what insurrectionists are doing, hence Fox. #NeverForgetJanuary6th pic.twitter.com/Cd5Y6lmy2N
— Laurie🪶 (@Laurieluvsmolly) March 17, 2023
A malevolent element in the sentencing of J6er Aiden Bilyard. His lawyer said the 21-year-old found himself in Alexandria prison with Oath Keeper leader/seditionist Stewart Rhodes “who then started hitting on him. Telling him all the great things he could become-enticing him.” pic.twitter.com/gUIXur4hND
— Ken Cox 🇨🇦 (@KenCox) March 17, 2023