Mark Ponder’s punishment is tied for the longest with the sentence of Robert Scott Palmer, who struck Capitol officers with a fire extinguisher.
A Black man who was one of only four residents of the District of Columbia arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection has received one of the longest sentences thus far for his role.
The federal government sought a 60-month prison term for Mark Ponder in court on Tuesday, which he got, and Judge Tanya Chutkan added three more months, equaling over five years in prison. His punishment is tied for the longest with the December sentence of Robert Scott Palmer, a Florida man who struck Capitol Police officers with a fire extinguisher, according to today!
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