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Maryland Man Sprayed With Chemicals During Jan. 6 Riot Admits To Grabbing Officer's Shield Maryland Man Sprayed With Chemicals During Jan. 6 Riot Admits To Grabbing Officer's Shield
Maryland Man Sprayed With Chemicals During Jan. 6 Riot Admits To Grabbing Officer's Shield Authorities say that a Maryland man has become the latest to admit to his role in causing chaos during the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach in Washington, DC last year. Baltimore resident Narayana Rheiner, 41, pleaded guilty to pushing a police line and grabbing a Capitol Police officer’s riot shield while he and other supporters of former President Donald Trump sought to disrupt the 2020 presidential election vote count as it was being certified. Specifically, Rheiner pleaded guilty to interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder. On the day of the insurrection, federal prose…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Who Threw Beer At Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot Gets Prison Time Maryland Man Who Threw Beer At Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot Gets Prison Time
Maryland Man Who Threw Beer At Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot Gets Prison Time A Maryland man who threw beer at the U.S. Capitol and led a violent mob while draped in a Confederate flag was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to the breach that occurred on Jan. 6, 2021, authorities say. Matthew Ryan Miller, 23, of Cooksville, will serve 33 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers and obstructing an official proceeding during the breach, according to the District Attorney's Office of the District of Columbia.  Miller threw a full beer can at the U.S. Capitol Building and the police protecting it, as well as used temporary barriers to scale th…

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by Annie DeVoe