A member of the United States Army who was re-enlisted in the military after he had pepper-sprayed cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 had been sentenced to more than 3.5 years in prison on Friday, July 15, 2022.
James Mault had been fired from his union job after the insurrection, but was able to re-enlist in the U.S. Army even though he had been interviewed by the FBI about his actions on Jan. 6. At the time of the initial FBI interview, the bureau was unaware that he assaulted officers that day.
Mault was arrested in October after the FBI realized that he had been caught on tape assaulting officers. Mault was arrested at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where he was working as an artillery cannon crew member. Mault had pleaded guilty to all the charges.
Chief Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Mault alongside his co-defendant Cody Mattice. The two had received 44 months in prison, as well as three years of supervised release. Howell said that Mault and Mattice had preplanned for violence.
