Feds Seek Prison For Capitol Rioter Who Had Confederate Flag

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have recommended an eight-month prison sentence for a Maryland man who pleaded guilty to shoving a police officer with a lacrosse stick attached to a Confederate battle flag during last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Prosecutors also on Wednesday recommended sentencing David Alan Blair, 27, to three years of supervised release after any prison term and ordering him to pay $2,000 in restitution.
U.S. District Judge Christopher