A man who was convicted of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to no jail time.
Nicholas Rodean, 29, on Oct. 26 received 60 months of probation and 240 hours of home detention during a sentencing hearing in Washington.
Prosecutors had requested 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release, arguing Rodean’s actions on Jan. 6, including smashing windowpanes and following a U.S. Capitol Police Officer once inside the Capitol, should bring a sentence that “reflects the gravity of Rodean’s conduct.”
An attorney for Rodean said Rodean should serve any sentence at home because of the man’s “history and characteristics.” Those details were redacted in the sentencing memorandum, but were revealed during the hearing to include a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome….