Jan. 6 Capitol rioter sentenced to over 12 years for using stun gun on officer.

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Jan. 6 Capitol rioter sentenced to over 12 years for using stun gun on officer.
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Daniel Rodriguez, a Jan. 6 rioter, was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for tasing a police officer in the neck during the Capitol attack. He pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts and admitted to driving a stun gun into the neck of then-Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone. Fanone testified before the congressional committee about the violent clash, describing the rioters as terrorists. Rodriguez's attorneys said he went to the rally to support President Trump and followed him "blindly."

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