Alexander Stokes Contompasis has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his defense of 2 Black men and himself from a coordinated attack from the insurrectionists the Proud Boys on January 6th 2021 in Albany NY, the most historically politically violent day in our modern times.
The incident occurred outside the state Capitol during a clash between supporters of then-President Donald Trump and counterprotesters on Jan. 6, 2021.
A jury last month convicted Alex Stokes, 39, of nearby Rensselaer, of assault and attempted assault. The attackers were far-right Proud Boys group.
Far right mobs had gathered outside state capitols around the nation the day of Joe Biden’s certification, with the one in Washington DC storming the Capitol.
Hundreds of people face charges arising from the siege on the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building while Congress worked inside. However by comparison, a Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters was sentenced last month to only seven years in prison.
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