‘F—ing communist scum’: Jan. 6 rioter who cursed out cops and smashed U.S. Capitol window with flagpole is heading to prison, paying for the damages

Background: Justin LaGesse walking away from a U.S. Capitol window that he attacked with a flagpole (Department of Justice/United States Attorney

Background: Justin LaGesse walking away from a U.S. Capitol window that he attacked with a flagpole (Department of Justice/United States Attorney’s Office – Washington, D.C.). Insets: Justin LaGesse at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 (DOJ).

A Jan. 6 rioter from Illinois who cursed out cops and used a flagpole to smash up a window — shouting “f—ing traitors” and “f—ing communist scum” while storming in and out of the U.S. Capitol building — is heading to prison and paying for the damages.

Justin LaGesse, 37, of McLeansboro, was sentenced Friday to 11 months in prison and ordered to pay $43,315 in restitution by U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, according to the Department of Justice. He also got hit with 12 months of supervised release.

LaGesse, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of destruction of government property last September, was accused of storming the Capitol with another defendant, Theodore Middendorf, who also pleaded guilty to destruction of government property and is awaiting sentencing. The pair allegedly smashed up a window near the “North Door” of the Capitol after attempting to get inside, according to court documents.

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