Washington – A federal judge has sentenced the Chicago Heights man who threatened President Joe Biden’s inauguration to 37 months in prison.
Judge Ronald Guzman said Louis Capriotti’s sentence is meant in part to help “stop this tsunami of threats against our elected officials.”
Note: One week later, rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the Electoral College vote, igniting what’s been described as likely the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. Hundreds now face criminal charges, including at least 27 Illinoisans. Capriotti was arrested on Jan. 12, 2021, six days after the Capitol breach.
Capriotti’s threats were not connected to the breach. He did not participate in it or travel to Washington, D.C. Still, federal prosecutors say, “the timing of Capriotti’s voice messages should not be ignored” and only made his crime worse.
