Veteran, previously court-martialed for killing Iraqi civilian, sentenced for his role in the J6 Capitol riot
Edward Richmond Jr, 41, was sentenced for his role in the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021. Richmond wore tactical gear that included a helmet and goggles. He was among those striking police officers at an entrance. In 2004, Richmond killed a handcuffed Iraqi civilian. He subsequently got court-martialed, got incarcerated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and then received a dishonorable discharge.
From AP News:
Richmond was wearing a helmet, goggles and other military-style tactical gear when he attended then-President Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6. After marching to the Capitol, he joined other rioters in a “heave ho” push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance.
Richmond carried a police shield into the crowd and then returned to the mouth of the tunnel, where he attacked officers with a retractable metal baton, hitting their shields.
Before leaving, Richmond passed along a wooden board for rioters to use against police as a makeshift weapon. He also carried out office furniture from a broken window.
“He pumped it up in the air several times over his head and shouted, drawing huge cheers from the crowd and spurring the rioters on in their violent attack against police,” a prosecutor wrote.
Richmond was arrested in January and pleaded guilty to an assault charge in August.
Richmond was 20 when an Army court-martial panel convicted him of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to three years of military confinement for killing a handcuffed Iraqi civilian near Taal Al Jai in February 2004. Richmond was incarcerated at Fort Sill in Oklahoma and also received a dishonorable discharge from the Army.
Additional Reading:
Kunzelman, M. (2024, November 18). Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack. AP News. Link.
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Clearly this person is not playing with a full deck, but he’ll be used as an example of what all President Trump’s supporters/military veterans are like: unhinged and violent with no regards to the rule of law.
Loser.
“He also carried out office furniture from a broken window”
I guess that’s a nice way of saying he threw a chair through
a window?
A POS through and through! Maybe they shoulda threw him in a chair…a chair named “Old Sparky”?
Never heard the word “stealing” used so nicely. Perhaps he was a furniture resource limited person?
I can just picture him as a furniture salesman on tv back in
the 60’s 70’s when the furniture and mattress business was
rivaled only by car dealers.
I could name a few but they may still be in business….
Once a turd criminal, almost always a turd criminal….