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'Especially reprehensible' Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 2 years in prison in Capitol rio

Source: WUSA 9

'Especially reprehensible' | Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 2 years in prison in Capitol riot case

Author: Jordan Fischer
Published: 3:14 PM EDT March 17, 2023
Updated: 3:14 PM EDT March 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel to two years in prison Friday for joining a mob that occupied the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Prosecutors asked Bates to sentence Brock to five years in prison – at the lower end of the recommended guideline range they’d calculated – in no small part because of what they described as a “manifesto” he sent to another military veteran on Christmas Eve 2020. Titled “Plan of Action if Congress fails to act on 6 January,” the document laid out eight points that Brock described as “main tasks,” including:

- Seizing all democratic politicians and Biden key staff and select republicans, including Senators John Thune and Mitch McConnell, and interrogating them using “measures we used on Al Queda” (sic).

- Seizing national media figures. Brock wrote they should “eliminate them. Media silence except for White House communications.”

- Former President Donald Trump issuing a general pardon “for all crimes up to and including murder” for those who put down “the Democratic Insurrection.”

Brock’s task list also included the note, “Do not kill LEO unless necessary. Gas would assist in this if we can get it.”

Read more: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/retired-air-force-lieutenant-colonel-who-wore-combat-gear-into-senate-sentenced-to-2-years-in-prison-larry-brock-grapevine-texas/65-8dbfd80f-e691-4b37-a18d-662812b9610f

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'Especially reprehensible' Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 2 years in prison in Capitol rio (Original post)	swag	Mar 17	OP
Should have been closer to 20 than 2. Violation of his oath as an officer.	Wonder Why	Mar 17	#1
Technically only if he was a current member of the military or a member of the reserves.	cstanleytech	Mar 17	#16
Retirees are subject to UCMJ, Article 2.	sarge43	Mar 17	#36
I said technically not legally.	cstanleytech	Saturday	#43
Hell yes.	Duppers	Mar 17	#24
To be dismissed he would have to be convicted by a General Court Martial.	sarge43	Mar 17	#33
Oh, thanks.	Duppers	Mar 17	#37
It should, but there is that, double jeop; however,	sarge43	Mar 17	#38
He might wish he was in the USDB	COL Mustard	Sunday	#56
It does delight the imagination. n/t	sarge43	Sunday	#58
Double Jeopardy wouldn't apply...	Shipwack	Mar 17	#39
...	Faux pas	Mar 17	#2
The 21 year old on another thread got 40 months - and he was just a dumbass.	Probatim	Mar 17	#31
Yeah, this a bullshit sentence.	intheflow	Saturday	#46
THIS!!☝️	onetexan	Saturday	#54
Black guys get 10x that for having a joint on them.	NullTuples	Sunday	#59
Wow! We're not at war, so it's not treason, but it's definitely...	TreasonousBastard	Mar 17	#3
Prosecution wanted 5 years, I believe. 2 is not long enough for this guy.	Bev54	Mar 17	#4
Unless he's started working with the Feds	COL Mustard	Sunday	#57
'Especially reprehensible' that the sentence is so light...	RockRaven	Mar 17	#5
Yes.	Owl	Mar 17	#30
An officer receiving a pension is still subject to the UCMJ	CanonRay	Mar 17	#6
Sedition more likely	sarge43	Mar 17	#35
Maximum he faced was 20 years and a $250,000 fine	Auggie	Mar 17	#7
This is a major let down. He should be in prison for a long, long time.	chowder66	Mar 17	#8
Yes	3auld6phart	Saturday	#55
How long has he been retired?	Backseat Driver	Mar 17	#9
"Reprehensible" two years?	Novara	Mar 17	#10
Now do Flynn	QED	Mar 17	#11
YES!	Duppers	Mar 17	#26
Look at what a retired Lt. Col. was willing to do for trump.	Paladin	Mar 17	#12
Brock was one of the insurrectionists with zip ties, IIRC	Fiendish Thingy	Mar 17	#13
I was wondering if that was him	Kaleva	Mar 17	#20
Isn't this the guy whose ex wife turned him in?	Hassin Bin Sober	Saturday	#48
I think there was more than one of those...	Fiendish Thingy	Saturday	#49
Lol. Yes. I had to google it. Brock's wife turned him in before the cleanup was even done.	Hassin Bin Sober	Saturday	#51
Sad to think	RussBLib	Mar 17	#14
Unfortunately there are actually people in the military as law enforcement like that but	cstanleytech	Mar 17	#18
should be stripped of his pension and his va benefits. fuck him. nt	Javaman	Mar 17	#15
He got off with an extraordinarily light sentence given the manifesto he had written.	cstanleytech	Mar 17	#17
prison is awful	pirsquared	Mar 17	#34
And let us remember the manifesto this guy wrote.	intheflow	Saturday	#47
like it	republianmushroom	Mar 17	#19
Commander Whiz Nuts! Larry Brock.	Botany	Mar 17	#21
Take away his pension and VA benefits.	paleotn	Mar 17	#22
Take away his oak leaves, too.	Aristus	Mar 17	#23
YES! +1000	Duppers	Mar 17	#27
yes! I got 18 months for filing too many and too frequent	gopiscrap	Saturday	#50
WTF.. only 2 years for that SHIT?!	Cha	Mar 17	#25
Col. ZipTies deserves 25 times that.	Kid Berwyn	Saturday	#41
What? He was one of the zip-tie dudes	IbogaProject	Mar 17	#28
What a fucking joke	dalton99a	Mar 17	#29
Shoulda got what trump wanted	purr-rat beauty	Mar 17	#32
While there have been some really...	Wuddles440	Mar 17	#40
He should be tried for violation of UCMJ Article 88.	James48	Saturday	#42
Traitor.	twodogsbarking	Saturday	#44
He should be recalled to active duty, court martialed	The Wizard	Saturday	#45
Did the judge even consider those points?	LiberalFighter	Saturday	#52
So why did he get off so easy if prosecutors were asking for 5 years and that was the low end	Martin68	Saturday	#53

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Fri Mar 17, 2023, 04:45 PM

Wonder Why (253 posts)

'Especially reprehensible' Retired Air Force officer sentenced to 2 years in prison in Capitol rio

1. Should have been closer to 20 than 2. Violation of his oath as an officer.

16. Technically only if he was a current member of the military or a member of the reserves.

36. Retirees are subject to UCMJ, Article 2.

43. I said technically not legally.

24. Hell yes.

33. To be dismissed he would have to be convicted by a General Court Martial.

37. Oh, thanks.

38. It should, but there is that, double jeop; however,

56. He might *wish* he was in the USDB

58. It does delight the imagination. n/t

39. Double Jeopardy wouldn't apply...

2. ...

31. The 21 year old on another thread got 40 months - and he was just a dumbass.

46. Yeah, this a bullshit sentence.

54. THIS!!☝️

59. Black guys get 10x that for having a joint on them.

3. Wow! We're not at war, so it's not treason, but it's definitely...

4. Prosecution wanted 5 years, I believe. 2 is not long enough for this guy.

57. Unless he's started working with the Feds

5. 'Especially reprehensible' that the sentence is so light...

30. Yes.

6. An officer receiving a pension is still subject to the UCMJ

35. Sedition more likely

7. Maximum he faced was 20 years and a $250,000 fine

8. This is a major let down. He should be in prison for a long, long time.

55. Yes

9. How long has he been retired?

10. "Reprehensible" two years?

11. Now do Flynn

26. YES!

12. Look at what a retired Lt. Col. was willing to do for trump.

13. Brock was one of the insurrectionists with zip ties, IIRC

20. I was wondering if that was him

48. Isn't this the guy whose ex wife turned him in?

49. I think there was more than one of those...

51. Lol. Yes. I had to google it. Brock's wife turned him in before the cleanup was even done.

14. Sad to think

18. Unfortunately there are actually people in the military as law enforcement like that but

15. should be stripped of his pension and his va benefits. fuck him. nt

17. He got off with an extraordinarily light sentence given the manifesto he had written.

34. prison is awful

47. And let us remember the manifesto this guy wrote.

19. like it

21. Commander Whiz Nuts! Larry Brock.

22. Take away his pension and VA benefits.

23. Take away his oak leaves, too.

27. YES! +1000

50. yes! I got 18 months for filing too many and too frequent

25. WTF.. only 2 years for that SHIT?!

41. Col. ZipTies deserves 25 times that.

28. What? He was one of the zip-tie dudes

29. What a fucking joke

32. Shoulda got what trump wanted

40. While there have been some really...

42. He should be tried for violation of UCMJ Article 88.

44. Traitor.

45. He should be recalled to active duty, court martialed

52. Did the judge even consider those points?

53. So why did he get off so easy if prosecutors were asking for 5 years and that was the low end

56. He might wish he was in the USDB