30 days for starting two hours early seems excessive. However, people move into those neighborhoods precisely because they want to control what happens there as much as possible. 5am in not 7am, and you will never get those sleeptime hours back.
The company must already know how touchy the residents are. The company shares the blame if they have not emphasizing from the moment of hire, that you as a worker are not doing yourself or your customers any favors by starting early. There should be room for at least one mistake resulting in either a fine or suspension. All this long before discussing jailtime. The guilty party is smart to lawyer up.
That prosecutor Riley has an axe to grind about that particular company. Some kind of vendetta is going on there.
You could just close your eyes and fall asleep again instead of calling 911 and making a federal case out of it.
I'd be inclined to follow the money.
I could understand a fine, but 30 days in the slammer?