Via press release from the Justice Department:
Steven Cappuccio, 53, of Universal City, Texas, was sentenced to 85 months in prison and 24 months of supervised release on multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers.
At approximately 3:06 p.m., Cappuccio approached the entrance to the Tunnel, recording video on his cell phone of the scene outside the Capitol. Cappuccio entered the Tunnel and immediately joined the push against the police line.
During the “heave-ho” push, a police officer became pinned between the metal doors in the Tunnel and a shield held by a rioter.
Cappuccio saw this, then forcefully yanked the gas mask away from the pinned officer’s face in hard, quick movements, causing the officer’s head and neck to be yanked violently in various directions.
As he viciously ripped off the officer’s gas mask, Cappuccio appeared to say, “How do you like me now, fucker?!”
Cappuccio then took the officer’s riot baton out of his hands and used the baton to strike the officer in the face. Cappuccio later exited the Tunnel, looked to the crowd, and pumped his fist into the air victoriously.
That’s his victim, Daniel Hodges, in the photo above. The first tweet below is from Hodges.
I submitted the following statement to the court for the sentencing of Steven Cappuccio, the man who ripped off my gas mask and beat me with my own baton on 1/6/21. pic.twitter.com/W6IYIrNSDk
— Definitely Danny (@SemperWry) November 3, 2023
Steven Cappuccio, a Jan. 6 rioter who ripped at an officer’s gas mask during the brutal battle in the lower west tunnel leading into the Capitol, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison on Friday. https://t.co/C9AASDBfWd
— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) November 4, 2023
Steven Cappuccio “put his phone – while still recording – in his mouth and, with both hands free, forcefully yanked the gas mask away from Officer Hodges’ face in vigorous, quick movements.” He’ll be sentenced his afternoon.
VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/JECQWulua0
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) November 3, 2023
Domestic terrorist Steven Cappuccio .
Jan. 6 rioter who ripped officer’s gas mask in ‘sadistic’ attack sentenced to 7 yearshttps://t.co/GTuh66957Q— sylvaner (@Sylvaners) November 4, 2023
This is Steven Cappuccio, 53, of Universal City, Texas, aka #123 on the FBI list of people wanted in connection with the J6 insurrection. He was recently found guilty of 6 felonies for his actions. Sentencing is set for Oct. 19, 2023. #LockThemAllUp pic.twitter.com/p8m0YIP28n
— James Womack🇺🇲🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@retiredtrnman) July 30, 2023
Remember this young police officer, Daniel Hodges, who was crushed in doors to the Capitol and viciously assaulted on Jan 6?
The insurrectionist who did this to him, Steven Cappuccio, 53, of Universal City, Texas, was CONVICTED in a bench trial yesterday. Sentencing date Oct 19. https://t.co/dUPi0IYnuj pic.twitter.com/xt2RozjPyJ
— Lori Sirianni (@4AnimalLife) July 21, 2023