NJ Jan. 6 Rioter Interviewed With Bloody Hand Sentenced: Report

Princeton NJ

17 June, 2022

5:05 PM

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PRINCETON, NJ - A Mercer County man who gave a TV interview after storming the U.S. Capitol, has been sentenced to prison, according to a news report. Thomas Baranyi was next to Ashli Babbit when she was fatally wounded by police during the Jan. 6 riots. he showed her blood on his hands during a TV interview later that day. On Friday, Baranyi was sentenced to 90 days in federal prison and one year of supervised release for his role in the Capitol riots reported NJ.com. In February, Baranyi pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building. Born and raised in Hamilton, Baranyi, 30, lives in Ewing Township. After the Jan. 6 riots, he gave an interview to a reporter from WKRG, a CBS affiliate, saying he was near Babbit when she tried climbing through a broken window into the Speaker's Lobby. Baranyi graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2017, and joined the Peace Corps, serving in Albania. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected]