KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Cass County man was sentenced on Tuesday after assaulting officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Cale Clayton, 42, of Drexel, Missouri, was charged on March 31, 2022, with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, civil disorder, theft of government property, and related offenses.
He'll serve 2.5 years in prison and two years of supervised release. He was also ordered two pay a special assessment of $200 and $2,000 in restitution.
Surveillance video captured Clayton grabbing police shields, picking up a baton that belonged to an officer and grabbing the helmets of officers.
Clayton was also captured yelling at Capitol officers.
Below is a transcript of the yelling:
U.S. Department of Justice
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