Two men agreed Friday to plead guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the first …
Two men agreed Friday to plead guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.6, the first such pleas stemming from the events that unfolded that day. Scott Fairlamb, who owned a gym in New Jersey, and Devlyn Thompson of Washington entered guilty pleas and will both be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan nominee, in September. Fairlamb was captured on video punching a Metropolitan Police Department officer outside the Capitol, according to court documents. He posted one video on Facebook showing him saying, “What patriots do?” We [expletive] disarm them and we storm [expletive] the Capitol.” Fairlamb was holding a collapsible baton, which he was seen picking up from the ground after a skirmish between officers and members of the crowd. Thompson was also captured on video assaulting an officer, officials said in court filings. He used a baton to smack a Washington police officer, who was part of a group of law enforcement officers who were trying to block an entrance to the Capitol. Fairlamb agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting officers, in exchange for 10 other counts being dropped.
