"Meanwhile, this lying creepy asshole"

"Aspiring Camden County Proud Boy sentenced to two weeks behind bars for
role in Capitol riot

Lawrence Stackhouse, of Blackwood, says he never followed up on joining
the militant, far-right group and that he only wore one of their hoodies
to the riot because it matched his outfit."

"by Jeremy Roebuck
Published Jun 17, 2022

A once-aspiring Proud Boy from Camden County was sentenced Friday to two weeks’ incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Lawrence Earl Stackhouse III, 33, of Blackwood, had texted a friend the
week before the insurrection asking for an application to join the
group. He was wearing a Proud Boys hoodie as he followed the mob past
the smashed windows of the Capitol building and through the kicked-in
door of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

“I ruined my life with my dumb decisions,” he told U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell during a court hearing in Washington. “I regret getting involved in politics at all. I regret allowing it to fry my brain.”

But Howell showed little sympathy and balked at Stackhouse’s explanation
that he had no real interest in the Proud Boys and had only been wearing
the organization’s regalia because the colors matched his outfit.

That “sounds like a bit of a made-up, after-the-fact explanation,” she said. “Wearing a Proud Boys logo was a choice.”

The sentence Howell imposed — which also included a three-year term of probation, three months’ house arrest, and $500 in restitution — was
less than half of the 45-day jail term that prosecutors had originally
sought.

Stackhouse, a former sheet metal worker who lost jobs with government contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin after his arrest, pleaded
guilty to one misdemeanor count of illegally parading or demonstrating
on Capitol grounds last year.

He is the second of 26 New Jersey defendants to face sentencing for participating in the attack, which threatened the peaceful transition of
power, injured scores of officers, caused millions in damage, and has
led to more than 820 arrests."
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https://www.inquirer.com/news/lawrence-stackhouse-capitol-riot-sentence-proud-boys-gianos-myers-20220617.html

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