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Howard Berton Adams
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Convicted of
Howard Berton Adams, of Edgewater, Florida, was arrested in March 2021 in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol breach. At about 1:53 p.m. that day, after rioters pushed through a line of Capitol Police officers, Adams unlawfully crossed the Capitol's east plaza, followed the crowd into the building, and proceeded through the Rotunda and into Statuary Hall. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2023 to a felony charge of interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder; additional charges, including intimidation of a witness and violent entry, were part of the broader case against him. He was sentenced to eight months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution and a $2,000 fine.
Original sentence
Sentenced 4/13/2023 to 8 months incarceration with credit for time served in pretrial detention; 36 months of supervised release; $100 special assessment; a fine of $2,000; restitution of $2,000.
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