Florida Man Who ‘Attacked Officers With Flagpole’ on Jan. 6 Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Florida Man Who ‘Attacked Officers With Flagpole’ on Jan. 6 Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
People wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
Katabella Roberts
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A Florida man who allegedly attacked three law enforcement officers with a flagpole during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Aug. 17 to four years in prison.

Michael Steven Perkins, 40, of Plant City, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Nichols, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

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