Christian Matthew Manley

Christian Matthew Manley, 27, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a court-martialed former Marine, sprayed two canisters of bear spray at police officers defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, threw the empty canister at officers, and then threw a metal rod at them as well. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon, with other charges dismissed. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, telling Manley that taking up arms against law enforcement "to basically try and overthrow the government" would be met with severe punishment, sentenced him on 4/25/2023 to 50 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and $2,000 in restitution.