DOJ Seeks 11 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Speaker’s Lobby Rioter Zachary Alam

Published on May 1, 2024

The Department of Justice is seeking more than 11 years in prison for Zachary Jordan Alam, the rioter who created “one of the most fraught and dangerous moments” of Jan. 6 just before Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot by Capitol Police. Mr. Alam, 32, of Centreville, Virginia, faces a May 6 sentencing hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich for seven felony and three misdemeanor charges stemming from his time at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors asked for a 136-month prison term, a six-level upward departure from federal sentencing guidelines. Defense attorney Steven Metcalf II called the DOJ’s recommended 11.33-year prison term “extremely excessive,” arguing instead for no more than 4.75 years behind bars....

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