Riley D. Kasper, Assaulting Law Enforcement, District of Columbia 2021

Riley D. Kasper, 24, of Pulaski, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Kasper pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia to a felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees. He was arrested in Ashland, Wisconsin, in March 2022.

According to court documents, on January 6, 2021, starting at approximately 1:50 p.m., Kasper sprayed an aerosol canister of what is believed to be pepper spray toward law enforcement officers attempting to secure the Capitol building and grounds. That day, Kasper also communicated on social media with another individual, declaring, among other things, “I pepper sprayed 3 cops so bad they got undressed and went home,” and “As you can see in that video, it was my group that busted the first gate and kept chasing the cops down and pushing them back at the capitol.”

The next day, Kasper communicated with another individual on social media, stating, “You charge that line and start spraying they start running for cover like you’re coming at them with an ak” and “there is definitely something satisfying about pepper spraying cops in riot gear …”

Kasper is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2023. In the 32 months since January 6, more than 1,100 people have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including more than 398 charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, a felony. The investigation remains ongoing.

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Riley D. Kasper, 24, of Pulaski, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees. He was arrested in Ashland, Wisconsin, in March 2022. Kasper is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2023.

Defendant: Riley D. Kasper
Crime: Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
City, State: Pulaski, Wisconsin
Date: January 6, 2021
Sentence: Scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, 2023

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