Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing: "My husband died protecting democracy"
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The widow of a Washington, D.C., police officer who died by suicide in the days after January 6, 2021, asked a judge on Thursday for a stiff sentence against a rioter who harassed her husband amid the mob at the U.S. Capitol.
Erin Smith, whose husband Jeff Smith suffered a traumatic brain injury and a fracture while repelling the rioters, said Dana Bell, 66, contributed to her husband's attack.
"Because of Dana Bell, (my husband) didn't get the chance to keep serving as a police officer," Smith said. "At 35, instead of becoming a mother, I became a widow."
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