A North Carolina man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Curtis Davis, 45, of Snow Hill, North Carolina, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, the first six months of which to be served on home detention, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta.
Davis previously pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers on June 10, 2024.
According to court documents, at about 3:00 p.m., on Jan.6, 2021, Davis entered the U.S. Capitol building via the East Rotunda doors and made his way into the Rotunda, where law enforcement officers were attempting to disperse a crowd of rioters.
Inside the Rotunda, while pressed against a line of police officers, Davis forcibly attacked a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and attempted to grab ahold of the officer’s baton.
A short while later, Davis punched an MPD officer in the face shield and refused law enforcement orders to leave the building.
The FBI arrested Davis on Dec. 8, 2023, in Snow Hill.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting this case.
The FBI’s Charlotte and Washington Field Offices investigated this case, with valuable assistance provided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department.
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- North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Capitol Cops · Washington
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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