By Holmes Lybrand | CNNA man who assaulted United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick with pepper spray on January 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to 80 months behind bars. Julian Khater pleaded guilty in September to two counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. His co-defendant, George Tanios, pleaded guilty last summer to disorderly conduct and entering and remaining in a restricted building. “I felt like the absolute worst kind of officer, someone who didn’t help — couldn’t help — their friend,” she said of not being able to help Sicknick after being sprayed herself seconds later by Khater. “Just before approximately 10:00 p.m., Officer Sicknick began slurring his speech while talking to fellow officers,” court documents state.

Source: CNN January 27, 2023 23:00 UTC