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Judge Sentences Jan. 6 Capitol Window-Smasher to 4 Months in Jail

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Judge Sentences Jan. 6 Capitol Window-Smasher to 4 Months in Jail
Hunter Ehmke, 21, is detained by police after smashing windows at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ©Bobby Powell, Truth is Viral/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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A California man tackled by police as he was smashing windows at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to four months in jail on May 13 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington.

Hunter Allen Ehmke, 21, of Glendora, California, was sentenced on one felony count of destruction of government property.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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