Kansas man sentenced in Capitol riot 'ridiculously ashamed'
April 12, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man said he was "ridiculously ashamed" before he was sentenced Monday to four months of incarceration for joining a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan also ordered 48-year-old Kasey Hopkins to pay $500 restitution in a video conference hearing. His incarceration will be followed by 24 months of probation, The Kansas City Star reports.
Hopkins acknowledged during the hearing that he was sent to prison in 2002 for a rape conviction. He said that after getting out, he tried to make amends and started a business.
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