Posted on 02/17/2022 1:30:18 PM PST by conservative98
WICHITA, Kan.
A Wichita man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after authorities said he tried to run over a Sedgwick County courthouse police officer and harassed demonstrators at a rally in 2020 supporting former president Donald Trump.
Justin Young, 33, pleaded guilty to assault on Dec. 17.
Prosecutors and Young's attorneys had recommended probation because Young was experiencing mental health issues after the death of his father in the days before the Nov. 22, 2020, rally. But Sedgwick County District Judge Eric Williams disagreed and imposed the 30-month prison sentence last week, The Wichita Eagle reported.
Authorities said a demonstrator at the rally reported to Officer Stephen Linarez that a man was driving erratically and attempting to hit several rally members, according to an arrest affidavit.
When Linarez intervened, Young initially drove away but then turned around and drove directly toward the officer
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Having TDS does not absolve one from responsibility.
Wow, I thought he’d a medal.
What is wrong with the judge? This could have been dealt with with 100 hrs of community service, suspended, pending good behavior, like attacking the next right wing fascist rally, for instance.
Looks like another BLM thug.
I think this is the first I’ve ever heard of this story.
If it was the other way around, we wouldn’t hear the end of it and they would be trying to impeach Trump again.
Big Media is so corrupt.
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