Jan. 6 Convict Ordered to Pay for $33,000 Media Equipment He Smashed on Capitol Grounds

In a text message sent that day, he said he ‘attacked fake news’ and destroyed their video and television equipment.

People stand around destroyed media equipment outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 Camille Camdessus/AFP via Getty Images

A Virginia man who is now serving almost three years behind bars for forcing his way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, must also pay for the tens of thousands of dollars worth of media equipment he destroyed on his way out, a three-judge panel ruled Friday.

Joshua Dillon Haynes, 41, was sentenced last February to 32 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison; and destruction of property, which carries a maximum 5-year prison term.