Paul A. Hodgkins
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Paul A. Hodgkins is an American rioter, who broke into the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021.[1]
He is the second individual to plead guilty to charges stemming from the riot.[1] He pled guilty to "obstructing an official proceeding of Congress". Four lesser charges were dismissed.
Hodgkins appeared in video of the rioter's occupation of the United States Senate chambers.[2]
Hodgkins apologized for his role in the riot.[3] His lawyer argued that Hodgkinson's posting of selfies from the riot, to social media, showed he did not realize, at the time, that he was doing something wrong.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alan Feuer (2021-06-02). "A second man pleads guilty to a charge stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603092510/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-riot-guilty-plea.html. Retrieved 2021-06-02. "Under the plea agreement, the government recommended that Mr. Hodgkins, a crane operator, receive a sentence of 15 to 21 months in prison. His case provides an early hint of the penalties that some 200 similarly charged defendants may face if they plead guilty too."
- ↑ Matthew McClellan (2021-02-24). "Tampa man to appear in court in connection to deadly Capitol attack". Fox 13 News. https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-man-to-appear-in-court-in-connection-to-deadly-capitol-attack. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ↑ Justin Schecker (2021-06-02). "Paul Hodgkins, Tampa man who took selfie in Senate Chamber takes plea deal in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot case". WFLA (Tampa, Florida). Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210326000823if_/https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-man-to-appear-in-court-in-connection-to-deadly-capitol-attack. Retrieved 2021-06-02. "Leduc described his client as a working class man from Sulfur Springs who holds a job in constructions and volunteers at a food pantry and animal shelter. He had no criminal history prior to Jan. 6."
