One of the most active and visible rioters at the U.S. Capitol, who broke windows and taunted police in the lobby where Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed on Jan. 6, has been sentenced by a federal judge to prison for mental health recovery. I'm looking for. They can receive treatment without risking “further radicalization” in the federal prison system.
Zachary Jordan Allum asked U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich to revise the federal sentencing guidelines downward to 40 months for the man convicted of six felonies and three misdemeanors. He asked that the following prison terms be imposed: Alam has been in custody for 45 months.
Prosecutors have recommended that Judge Friedrich deviate from the guidelines and sentence Alam, 33, of Centerville, Virginia, to at least 11 years in prison at a sentencing hearing Oct. 16 in Washington, D.C. Recommended.
Alam's sentencing has been repeatedly postponed since September 12, 2023, when a jury found him guilty of 10 charges. The latest delays were caused by new information from Mr. Alam's mother about his history of family troubles and mental instability, including a suicide attempt during his time in office. I was enrolled in medical school in 2015.
“His actions were not those of a hardened criminal, but rather those of an individual suffering from emotional instability.”
Aram's August 14 supplement
Judgment memo Heavily redacted and partially filed under court seal. Defense attorney Stephen Metcalfe II argued that his client's criminal actions on January 6 were the result of emotional instability rather than “specific criminal intent.”
“After serving more than three and a half years in federal prison, Mr. Alam is eligible for rehabilitation with a 'limited' or 40-month sentence,” Metcalf wrote.
“The environment of incarceration poses a significant risk of further radicalization,” Metcalf wrote. “That risk can be reduced by taking appropriate measures.” [redacted]”
Mr. Alam caused trouble throughout the Capitol grounds on January 6, especially at the entrance to the Speaker's Lobby.
He used his right fist to punch the doorway just inches from the left side of Capitol Police Officer Christopher Lanciano's face. He also struck Officer Kyle Yetter and the glass panel behind the sergeant. Timothy Lively, video shown.
Ashli Babbitt punches Zachary Jordan Arum in the nose after he broke several windows at the entrance to the Speaker's Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Babbitt was shot dead seconds later.Blaze News Image from Sam Montoya Photography. Used with permission.
Alam used a helmet given to him by mobster Christopher Grider to break several glass panels in the doorway. After the last pane of glass fell into the Speaker's lobby, Babbitt, a former female military police officer, hit the Speaker in the nose with a left hook, causing him to knock off his glasses. Babbitt then climbed into the broken right-hand window and was shot and killed by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd at 2:44 p.m. She died 31 minutes later at a Washington hospital.
“Mr. Allam's behavior during the events of January 6 was marked by a loss of temper, but restrained by a degree of self-control that suggests he is not beyond redemption,” Metcalfe said. I wrote it.
“His actions were not those of a hard-core criminal, but rather those of an individual suffering from emotional instability,” Metcalfe said. “This instability is rooted in his troubled upbringing, as detailed previously, and manifests itself in ways that suggest a strong possibility of rehabilitation.”
Prosecutors strongly opposed that, seeking a sentence of 136 months in prison, even after a June 28 U.S. Supreme Court ruling recently dismissed the felony obstruction of Congress charge.
Fisher v. United States.
“The 136-month sentence recognizes the seriousness of Alam's actions in assaulting police officers and destroying government property during the riot, as well as his extensive planning for the actions of January 6 and his attempt to evade prosecutors. ” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Smith Jr. and Rebecca Lederer
54 pages of sentencing memo.
“That's insane, brother. We have to revolutionize the whole world now.”
“Arum intentionally stood at the front of the mob and threatened the USCP officers while shouting, 'I'm going to mess you up!' in their faces,” prosecutors wrote.
“In any event, in just 25 seconds, Arum violently kicked the door three times and then slammed his helmet against the door and glass nine times, completely breaking two panes of glass,” the Justice Department memo said. There is. “All the while, Alam's actions exacerbated the chaos and enraged the entire mob.”
Mr. Alam was seen on video helping protesters climb the parapet of the northwest staircase leading from West Plaza to the Capitol. An earlier video showed him holding what appeared to be the weighted base of a flagpole and slamming it into the stone side of the northwest steps.
According to security video, Arum entered the Capitol through a door in the Senate building at 2:17 p.m. and proceeded to the basement.
Unlike the majority of demonstrators who packed into the basement minutes after the Capitol was breached, Arum hunkered down in a small side hallway with Jan. 6 defendant Paul Kovacik, and at 2:30 p.m. I took the elevator to the 4th floor before.
“Start knocking on doors,” Kovacik said, according to a cellphone video. Aram then turned to his left and attempted to kick in the office door, but was unsuccessful. “Don't kick it,” Kovacik chided.
The men passed through the lobby near room H405 and entered the stairwell. By this time, Arum was wearing a black leather lop-eared Canada Goose hat over a red MAGA cap.
Zachary Jordan Arum was on the upper floors of the Capitol before ending up outside the Speaker's Lobby, where Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed on January 6, 2021.U.S. Capitol Police surveillance cameras
Aram and Kovacik walked to the third floor. Surveillance camera footage from the Capitol showed Alam sprinting back into the hallway and turning a corner near room H306 before disappearing off camera.
Video showed Alam taking a velvet rope from a crowd control post and throwing it from a third-floor balcony at police below. The end of the rope has a metal clip and is designed to be attached to a pole to control crowd flow during events.
Arum then descended the stairs to another floor and exited near Room H208, where he encountered plainclothes officer Jason Gandolf, House Sergeant at Arms. Instead of leading Arum out of the building or restraining him, Gandolf walked with him to the Will Rogers hallway near the front entrance of the House.
Aram turned a corner and passed through the police line into the large crowd that had poured out of the statue hall. His caterwauling so irritated an older protester that the man came forward and slapped Mr. Alam on the side of the head, yelling, “Shut up!”
Arum photobombed journalist Taylor Hansen's livestream, putting his arm around Hansen and saying: We must revolutionize the entire world now,” Hansen's video says.
As Ms. Babbitt fell to the floor after being shot, Mr. Alam jumped back in horror at the sight of her and ran down a nearby staircase to a landing.
At 2:50 p.m., Arum was recorded calling out to fellow rioters, “I need a gun, brother,” as he exited the building through the Senate doors. I need a gun,” the prosecutor said.
Prosecutors said in a court filing that Alam had been arrested more than 20 times as of Jan. 6. He was arrested by the FBI in Denver, Pennsylvania on January 30, 2021 after fleeing. His mother, Karin Arum, identified him to the FBI based on a photo from the Capitol.
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