Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett, the Arkansas man photographed with his feet up on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6, 2021, would spend 70 to 87 months in prison under a plea agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Justice. Barnett, 61, of Gravette, Ark., faces three charges from his time in the U.S. Capitol, including knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds while armed with a dangerous weapon, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and theft of public money, property, or records. Barnett’s attorney, Joseph McBride, rejected the plea offer, calling it “ridiculous.” Barnett will proceed to trial this fall, he said. “The very general question is, ‘Does the punishment fit the crime?’ And the answer is a resounding, ‘Hell no.’” McBride told The Epoch Times. “There is no standard of reasonableness under which 70 or 87 months of incarceration for …
DOJ Offers 70- to 87-Month Prison Sentence for Man Photographed With Feet Up in Nancy Pelosi’s Office
March 8, 2022
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