Pezzola was convicted of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and robbery involving government property. He was acquitted on seditious conspiracy charges. Prosecutors wanted 20 years.
Pezzola became known for taking a shield from a police officer during the riots. He used it to bash in a Capitol window, allowing other members of the mob to rush into the building.In his plea to Judge Kelly, Pezzola said he stood before the court"a changed man."
Pezzola's wife, Lisa Magee, his daughter and mother also addressed the court to beg for mercy. Pezzola wiped his eyes as he listened to them describe how his involvement in Jan. 6 and his subsequent imprisonment negatively impacted their family. But one of Pezzola's defense attorneys, Roger Roots, filed a late sentencing memoranda for his client the morning of the hearing. In the filing, Roots warned against"a growing danger in Federal Courts of severe sentencing disparities" between Jan. 6 rioters and"left wing rioters."
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