Man Who Helped Breach the East Rotunda Entrance to the Capitol Gets 90 Days’ Jail, 2 Years’ Probation

Jeffrey Alexander Smith inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail on a count of parading, demonstrating or picketing. U.S. Department of Justice/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A Colorado man who pushed aside barricades and helped protesters enter the U.S. Capitol Rotunda through the historic Columbus Doors on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation.

Jeffrey Alexander Smith, also known as Alex Smith, 34, longtime resident of San Diego County who now lives in Colorado Springs, was sentenced on one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building—a petty misdemeanor. As part of a plea agreement, three other charges were dismissed.