Jan. 6 Defendant Sentenced to 24 Months’ Probation With 30 Days Home Detention

Published on January 31, 2024

A Jan. 6 protester who spent 18 seconds inside the Capitol building during the protests has been sentenced to 24 months of probation with 30 days of home detention. Angelo Pacheco, a 24-year-old man from Kansas City, will also have to pay $500 restitution for damages done to the Capitol building that day, which the federal government says totaled more than $2.73 million, according to an April 8, 2022, court filing. Mr. Pacheco’s sentencing was held before Judge Randolph D. Moss on Jan. 31 via video conference in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He faced a maximum sentence of six months in jail, a $5,000 fine, and five years of probation....