Jan. 6 Convict Ordered to Pay for $33,000 Media Equipment He Smashed on Capitol Ground

A Virginia man who is now serving almost three years behind bars for forcing his way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, must also pay for the tens of thousands of dollars worth of media equipment he destroyed on his way out, a three-judge panel ruled Friday. Joshua Dillon Haynes, 41, was sentenced last February to 32 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison; and destruction of property, which carries a maximum 5-year prison term. Court filings showed that Mr. Haynes documented his activities in Washington D.C. that day in text messages he sent to associates. While inside the U.S. Capitol, Mr. Haynes also took selfies of himself venturing the building complex, including inside a senator’s office. “We are inside the Congress the Senate we stormed inside,” he wrote in a message to an associate....