HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A Montana business owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump was involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol that disrupted the certification of 2020 electoral votes. He was sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Henry Phillip “Hank” Mantzer, 55, of Dillon, was also sentenced Thursday to one year of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Munzer arrested Two weeks have passed since the siege, according to court records, based on social media posts and videos taken inside the Capitol.
he was was convicted of a crime After a February trial before U.S. District Court Judge Gia M. Cobb, he was charged with obstruction of justice and civil obstruction, both felonies. Muntzer was also convicted of four misdemeanor counts. However, the price of interfere with formal proceedings The case was dismissed before sentencing because a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it more difficult to prosecute.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Mantzer and a group of friends traveled to Washington to participate in a “Stop the Steal” rally. After President Trump’s speech at the Ellipse, Muntzer joined the crowd and headed to the Capitol, where he spent about 38 minutes.
Prosecutors said Munzer was involved in physical confrontations with law enforcement officers near the Senate chamber and in the Capitol Rotunda, resisted law enforcement efforts to remove him, and was the last person to leave. It is said that
More than 1,500 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. More than 1,000 rioters were convicted and sentenced. Approximately 650 of them received prison sentences ranging from a few days to a few days in prison. 22 years.
According to the Dillon Tribune, Mantzer is known for painting a pro-QAnon mural on the building that houses the Dillon electronics store. Many QAnon believers believe in baseless conspiracy theories.
