Jan. 6 rioter who was identified by letterman jacket he wore gets prison time

A Jan. 6 rioter who stormed the Capitol while wearing his high school football letterman jacket was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a half in federal prison.

Brian Gundersen, of Armonk, New York, had been found guilty of two felony counts of obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.

Prosecutors had recommended 46 months in prison.

Gundersen’s public defender, Eugene Ohm, indicated in court Tuesday that his client had underlying mental health issues.