Knife-Wielding “Blood Of Jesus” Rioter Gets Two Years

Law & Crime reports:

Two days after participating in the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, rioter Joshua Matthew Black logged onto YouTube under the persona “LetUs Talk” and told his viewers that the “spirit of God” compelled him to enter the Senate. “We just wanted to get inside the building,” Black commented in the video. “I just wanted to get inside the building so I could plead the blood of Jesus over it. That was my goal.”

After being convicted on a felony and multiple misdemeanor counts supported by such pronouncements, a federal judge ordered the 46-year-old Alabama man on Tuesday to report to prison for nearly two years. The 22-month sentence follows a pattern of Jan. 6th rioters snared by their own social media boasting, including on YouTube, Facebook, and even dating apps.

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