Former MMA fighter Scott Fairlamb becomes the first US Capitol rioter to be sentenced for January 6 violence against police, getting 41 months in prison
A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter who punched a police officer during the January 6 riot was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday, becoming the first rioter sentenced for violence against the police during the attack.
Scott Fairlamb pleaded guilty in August to assaulting a police officer and obstructing an official proceeding. He has been in jail since he was arrested in late January and will get credit for the time he has already spent behind bars. Fairlamb was also the first riot defendant to plead guilty to assault. Scott Fairlamb is seen at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021."It's such a serious offense ...
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