Although Micajah Joel Jackson was in federal court Thursday to be sentenced on one count of parading, picketing, or demonstrating at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, much of the hearing was dominated by discussion of his social media activity and the political content of his postings.
Jackson, 26, of Phoenix, was set to be sentenced in Washington D.C. as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors, who are especially upset with his prolific postings on Twitter and other social-media outlets. The parading charge is a petty misdemeanor that carries a possible six-month jail sentence. Prosecutors sought 60 days in jail (pdf), while the defense argued (pdf) for 60 days of home detention.
