'Beyond regretful.' Missouri trio first in state to get jail time in Capitol riot case

A federal judge on Monday handed down jail sentences to three Missouri residents who breached the Capitol together on Jan. 6, two of them stealing a piece of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s fractured name plate.

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg sentenced Emily Hernandez, of Sullivan, to 30 days in jail, one year of supervised release and 80 hours of community service. Her uncle, William Merry Jr., of St. Louis County, got 45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release and 80 hours of community service; and Paul Westover, of Lake St. Louis, received a jail sentence of 45 days.

The three become the first Missouri residents to receive jail time for their roles in the insurrection. Seven other Missouri residents have been sentenced to probation, and the cases of 10 others are making their way through federal court.

“I’ve said before in sentencing people regarding January 6th that the cornerstone of our democratic republic is the peaceful transfer of power after free and fair elections — that our system only functions if our representatives are elected by the people, and not those installed by violence or insurrection,” Boasberg said as he sentenced Westover after viewing more than a dozen video clips from that day, many recovered from Westover’s cellphone.

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