WASHINGTON — A Colorado man has been sentenced after he was found guilty on six counts in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Jacob Clark, 34, was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release. Following a bench trial in January, he was found guilty of:
- Obstruction of an official proceeding
- Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds
- Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a Capitol building or grounds
- Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building
According to court documents, Clark was captured in video images from inside the Capitol. He also texted various people while in Washington, prosecutors said in a sentencing memo. In a text to his father, prosecutors said, Clark wrote “It’s a trump thing I’m here for the riots when they say he isn’t the winner lol.”
Prosecutors said in court documents that while preparing for sentencing, they also found evidence that Clark assaulted an officer by hitting him in the groin with a 2x4 wooden plank.
While on the Capitol grounds, prosecutors said, Clark texted his friends "we are gonna storm the capital." While inside the building, prosecutors said, Clark continued to send text messages saying “yeah I’m in the capitol building” and “we stormed it and busted the door down.”
In one video, according to a criminal complaint, Clark is in a group that "engages in some shoving and punching with the officers." Clark then "squares up" with a plain-clothed Capitol officer as three other officers retreat from the group, the warrant says.
After he left the Capitol building, prosecutors said in their sentencing memo, Clark sent text messages with pictures, saying, “I helped break down the door,” “I was the first one in the chamber,” and “We took the whole thing. They had to evacuate.”
Clark was arrested April 21, 2021 in Colorado Springs.
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