Jeffrey Scott Brown, a Californian, was given a sentence of more than four years in jail on Friday, according to the prosecution, for using stolen police pepper spray against policemen fending off a mob on January 6 attack.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced in a statement that Brown, 56, had received a sentence of 54 months in prison, or 4½ years.

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Who is Jeffrey Scott Brown?

Jeffrey Scott Brown, born in 1967, is a California man serving a term of more than four years in jail for deploying stolen police pepper spray against policemen battling a mob during the Jan. 6 incident.

According to officials, Brown, of Santa Ana, was given pepper spray that another man had taken from a police bag, and he used the irritant to spray police officers who were attempting to hold a line.

On January 6, 2021, after Congress officially counted the electoral votes confirming Trump’s loss, supporters of the then-president Donald Trump invaded the US Capitol.

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A jury in December found three men—Brown, Peter Schwartz, and Markus Maly—guilty of a number of offenses.

During the confusion, Schwartz allegedly took the pepper spray out of a police bag and gave it to Brown, who then sprayed the police line. They claimed Maly also sprayed the cops with a chemical irritant.

A attempt for response on Friday night went unanswered by Brown’s legal counsel right away.

Prior to sentencing, Brown’s counsel claimed in a sentencing memorandum that he is not a political zealot and has no criminal past.

They claimed that while Brown acknowledges some charges are still under debate, he regrets going into the Lower West Tunnel on that particular day.

“The charged conduct revolves around less than 10 minutes of Mr. Brown’s life, and the Government’s claim that Mr. Brown sprayed pepper spray toward law enforcement,” the lawyers argued.

For Brown, a longtime salesman, the defense requested 40 months, or three years and four months.

Brown has never shown any remorse for his acts, according to prosecutors, who requested a sentence of at least five years and three months. According to the prosecution, when Washington, D.C. police Officer Daniel Hodges was slammed into a door, Brown moved forward with the crowd.

According to the government, Brown has also referred to himself as a “political prisoner” when soliciting money for his defense.

“Brown’s actions on January 6 show an absolute disregard for the rule of law coupled with a willingness to engage in violence,” the prosecution argued.

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Brown was found guilty on seven counts, including interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disturbance and attacking, obstructing, or restraining law enforcement authorities with a deadly weapon, both felonies.

Prosecutors claim that Schwartz and Maly, the other two convicted along with Brown, have extensive criminal records and might receive even worse terms.

According to a sentencing memo submitted by the government, the prosecution is requesting that Maly serve 15 years and 8 months in jail.

According to a sentencing letter in that case, they are asking for Schwartz to serve 24½ years in prison. That would be the longest sentence related to the attack on the Capitol on January 6, if it were to be carried out.