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3 men plead guilty to assault during Jan 6 Capitol riot

Washington, April 23 (UNI/Sputnik) Three more men have pled guilty to assaulting police officers during the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, the US Department of Justice said.
"Mark K. Ponder, 56, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon," prosecutors said. "After rioters overwhelmed police lines in the West Plaza, Ponder ran out from the crowd and swung a long, thin pole at a U.S. Capitol Police officer. The officer protected himself by raising his riot shield above his head. Ponder’s pole struck the riot shield and broke in two, with part of the pole flying off to the side."
Prosecutors said Ponder found a thicker pole, ran toward a second US Capitol Police officer and tried to strike him. The officer fended off the attack with his riot shield. Ponder also attacked other police officers trying to protect the US Capitol and struck one of them in the shoulder. Ponder was arrested on March 17, 2021, in Washington, DC. He will be sentenced on July 18, 2022 and faces what prosecutors describe as "a statutory maximum" of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to
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