
QAnon follower who attacked Capitol police at riot sentenced to three years and eight months in prison
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Nicholas Languerand, a believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for assaulting police officers at the Capitol during 2021's riot.
"The patriots were the police officers who were defending the Capitol building and our democratic values," U.S. District Judge John Bates said before handing down one of the longest prison sentences for a Capitol rioter so far.
Languerand, 26, also told the judge that he was a QAnon follower. The conspiracy theory centers on the baseless belief that former President Donald Trump was waging a secret fight against a Satan-worshipping, child-sacrificing cabal of "deepstate" foes, prominent Democrats and Hollywood elites.
Another core belief of QAnon adherents is that Trump would orchestrate mass arrests, military tribunals and executions of his enemies. QAnon has been linked to a string of violent crimes. The FBI has warned law enforcement that conspiracy theory-driven extremists have become a domestic terrorism threat.