WASHINGTON — A Lynnwood man who previously pleaded guilty to crimes related to his actions during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Thursday.
Tucker Weston, 35, received 2 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution at his sentencing hearing. He previously plead guilty in July 2023 to felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.
Court documents say Weston helped remove a metal barricade and shoved multiple officers who responded to the Capitol that day. Investigators say Weston entered the Capitol Building at about 3:14 p.m. through a broken window next to the Senate Wing Door and left shortly afterward.
After law enforcement officers removed Weston from the North Portico, he traveled to the northeast corner of the Capitol grounds and joined a group of rioters in vandalizing media equipment. Court documents say Weston walked away after another rioter gave him a bag of stolen equipment.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Weston on Oct. 19, 2022.
Since Jan. 6, 2021, over 1,400 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach at the Capitol.
Weston and his roommate, Jesse Watson, were both charged in October 2022. Watson, 33, was charged with violent entry or disorderly conduct and entering a restricted building or grounds. These were considered misdemeanor offenses, as opposed to the felony charges Weston faced.
KING 5 has reached out to determine what the status of Watson's case is.
