Who is Patrick McCaughey III? Man jailed for more than 7 years for crushing police officer with riot shield on January 6

Patrick McCaughey III was condemned to over 7 years in prison on Friday
He utilized a taken uproar safeguard to smash a cop in a door jamb during the US State house uprising
McCaughey was found liable on nine charges and seven crime allegations

Patrick McCaughey III, who utilized a taken mob safeguard to smash a cop in a door jamb during the US Legislative center revolt was condemned to over 7 years in prison on Friday.

US Region Judge Trevor McFadden condemned McCaughey to 7.5 years in jail and two years of administered discharge. He portrayed McCaughey as a “perfect example of all that was risky and shocking about” January 6, 2021, revolt.

“Your activities are probably the most ridiculously heinous violations that were committed on that dull day,” the adjudicator told McCaughey.

Who is Patrick McCaughey III? During a seat preliminary in September 2022, Patrick McCaughey was found blameworthy on nine charges and seven crime allegations. One lawful offense allegation was for attacking Metropolitan Cop Daniel Hodges with a risky weapon.

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He was one of the few agitators engaged with the attack on Hodges. As per court records, while in the passage of the lower west patio of the State house, McCaughey stuck Hodges to an entryway with a taken police safeguard while another aggressor ripped Hodges’ gas cover off.

McCaughey is 25 years of age and lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He communicated disgrace for joining the mod of then-President Donald Trump’s allies who disregarded the Legislative hall.

McCaughey’s sentence is the second longest jail sentence gave to any January 6 respondent up until this point. McFadden said that McCaughey’s young age and no past criminal history influenced his condemning choice. He had never at any point gotten a speeding ticket. He said it was a significant differentiation that McCaughey didn’t go to the Capital with a crowd mindset.

During his assertion, McCaughey expressed that until the end of his life, he should manage individuals tracking down recordings of him on the web “acting like a hooligan.”