As of last May more than 1,033 of the rioters have been arrested, with approximately 485 federal defendants receiving sentences. Only 277 received time in jail and another 113 home detention.
All in all very few received jail time, with harsher sentences reserved for those actually entered the Capitol, participated in violence against the police, orchestrated, coordinated or planned violence.
Epps was charged with disorderly conduct and entering a restricted area. He never entered the Capitol or struck a policeman. He turned himself in shortly after being identified on video and expressed regrets/apologized for his acts. Typically, I think that tends to reduce the sentence doesn’t it? The charge carried a maximum of one year, the vast majority of those charged with that (and I think the bulk of the charges were of that sort) received no jail time.
So…I guess, how is this out line with the norm here?
To be honest, I find myself almost feeling sorry for him. Because of the insanity of MAGA conspiracy theorists and their rabid believers, he and his FAMILY have flooded with threats, including death threats. He has had to completely uproot his family, sell his home and live largely in hiding. In reality, that is a far worse sentence.
These extremists eat their own…just point them, arm them with a conspiracy claim, and let them loose. Their masters maintain credible deniability.