Key takeaways:
- Kevin Seefried, 53, was sentenced to three years in prison for five charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
- USCP Officer Eugene Goodman testified that Seefried had jabbed the base of the flag pole toward him multiple times.
- Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump-appointed judge, called Seefried’s actions “shocking” and “outrageous” and said they were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”
A Delaware man who carried a Confederate flag into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been sentenced to three years in prison.
On Thursday, Kevin Seefried, 53, was found guilty of five charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and entering and remaining in a restricted area.
During the bench trial before U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, USCP Officer Eugene Goodman testified that Seefried had jabbed the base of the flag pole toward him multiple times to try to push him away.
McFadden, a Trump-appointed judge, told Seefried it was “shocking” and “outrageous” that he brought a Confederate flag into the Capitol. He also noted that Seefried was part of the mob that chased Goodman, and said that his actions were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”
The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was a violent attempt to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College vote. Five people, including a Capitol Police officer, died as a result of the attack. Seefried is the first person to be sentenced in connection with the riot.
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