Man who assaulted DC police officer on January 6 sentenced to more than seven years

A Connecticut man who assaulted a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was sentenced on Friday to seven and a half years in prison. Patrick McCaughey III, 25, was found guilty on nine charges during a bench trial in September 2022, including seven felony charges. One of the felony charges was for assaulting Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges with a dangerous weapon. “Your actions on January 6 were some of the most egregious crimes that were committed that day,” District Judge Trevor...