A man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, alongside his Confederate flag-waving father has asked a D.C. federal judge to reduce his sentence and release him, according to a new report.
Hunter Seefried, 34, and his father Kevin, 53 were both convicted in 2022. Hunter was given two years in prison while his father was given six. According to the Justice Department, the father and son were found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding.
The Seefrieds were also found guilty of four misdemeanor offenses which included entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol Building, disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building, the press release shows.
Hunter Seefried's lawyer said his client should have his sentence reduced because his behavior never rose to a “credible threat of violence.”
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But as Law & Crime reports, prosecutors argue Hunter was among the mob of rioters who chased down U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who was trying to lead rioters away from the Senate chamber.
Prosecutors acknowledged that Hunter didn't lay hands on Goodman, but just the fact that he was in the vicinity of the incident shows guilt, the report notes.
Hunter' public defender, A.J. Kramer, reportedly argued that "the government’s argument amounts to a thinly veiled attempt to repackage its ‘broad-guilt-by-association’ interpretation."
Kramer also noted Hunter obtained his GED while in prison and said he has been a “model inmate." He has also obtained his forklift operator certificate so he can get a job when he's released.
Hunter requests to be released before his official release date of April 3, and to be given credit for time served.
