Alan Hostetter, who was found to have carried a hatchet during the Capitol attack, cited Vivek Ramaswamy's suggestion at Wednesday's GOP debate that Jan. 6 was an "inside job."

WASHINGTON — A former California police chief who called for the execution of Donald Trump’s political enemies, joined the U.S. Capitol attack and then spread conspiracy theories about Jan. 6 was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison Thursday.

Alan Hostetter was found guilty in July on charges of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering or remaining on restricted grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon and disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon. He represented himself at a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee, who sentenced him to 135 months Thursday.

Hostetter, who was the chief of the La Habra, California, Police Department in 2010, was arrested in June 2021.

    • @misterundercoat@lemmy.world
      5•1 year ago

      Wake up every morning in your tiny cell and remember that your orange hero isn’t going to save you, doesn’t give a shit about you, and probably doesn’t even know your name.

      Think about it longer and realize that you’re not getting out of this, even if your orange hero wins and makes himself dictator. Because he only does things to help himself, or his buddies who have connections to help him. Why would he ever lift a finger to help a worthless loser like you?