Tennessee man sentenced to 4 years in prison for Jan. 6 riot after spending 22 minutes in Capitol

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A Tennessee man was sentenced to four years in prison after he entered the U.S. Capitol through a fire door on Jan. 6, 2021, and spent 22 minutes in the building during the riot. Matthew Bledsoe, 38, was found guilty in July on a felony obstruction charge and four misdemeanor counts. He "scaled a wall ... and entered through a fire door at the Senate Wing," the Justice Department stated Friday.-- More...