Ohio Pastor Gets 2.5 Years On Capitol Riot Charges

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports:

A federal judge sentenced an Ohio pastor to two-and-a-half years in prison Thursday and ordered him to report immediately to jail for using a bullhorn to incite the mob against police on Jan. 6, 2021.

William Dunfee, 59, of Coshocton, Ohio, was convicted after a stipulated bench trial in January of one felony count of civil disorder and one misdemeanor count of entering and remaining in a restricted area.

Dunfee is the pastor of New Beginnings Ministries Warsaw in Ohio and partner in a construction company named Cross Builders. He was identified in part thank to the company-branded jacket he wore on Jan. 6.

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🚨 SENTENCE: In a surprising move, Judge Walton not only varies upward but immediately steps Pastor William Dunfee back — sending him straight to jail for inciting the mob on Jan. 6.

“What kind of a man of God would do that, sir?” Walton asked pointedly. https://t.co/3eizplLQP5

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) September 19, 2024