Capitol Rioter Gets 33 Months in Jail for Hitting Police With Wooden Plank

Jacob Travis Clark was found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony offense, and five misdemeanor offenses.

Supporters of President Donald Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS

A man who allegedly struck a police officer with a wooden 2x4 plank during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced Friday to two years and nine months in prison, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Jacob Travis Clark, a 34-year-old resident of Colorado Springs, was found guilty of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony offense, and five misdemeanor offenses in relation to his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.