Feds wanted N.C. man jailed for 5 years for Jan. 6 crimes. The judge had a different idea. [View all]

Source: Charlotte Observer

Feds wanted N.C. man jailed for 5 years for Jan. 6 crimes. The judge had a different idea.

Michael Gordon
Mon, November 28, 2022 at 6:18 PM·5 min read

Federal prosecutors argued that a North Carolina man should be sent to prison for almost five years as punishment for his crimes during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Instead, a Washington, D.C., judge sent Matthew Wood home.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Wood, 25, to one year of home confinement and three years of probation — a clear rejection of the government’s recommended 57 months. Wood also must perform 100 hours of community service and pay $2,000 in restitution.

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His avoidance of active prison time, especially for a confessed felon, is somewhat rare. More than 900 arrests have been made to date in the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation. More than a third of the defendants (about 320) have been sentenced. Only 70 have received home detention.

Wood’s case, however, featured an unusually angry public debate over an appropriate punishment. In separate court filings, West described the prosecution mounted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean Murphy and David Henek as both “ravenous” and driven by a “seething animosity” toward her client.

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