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Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing
Capitol Rioter, Penn State Grad Dies By Suicide Month Before Sentencing A Pennsylvania man charged in the US Jan. 6 Capitol riot died by suicide a month before he was set to be sentenced, according to the Mercer County coroner's office. Matthew Lawrence Perna, 37, died on Friday, Feb. 25 after taking his own life at his home, the coroner’s office says. His sentencing date was set for Friday, April 1, in the US District Court District of Columbia court records show. Perna was federally indicted in the Capitol riot and pleaded guilty in December to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding an…