Colorado Springs man sentenced to 2 years in prison for assaulting law enforcement on Jan 6.
WASHINGTON (KRDO) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that a Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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According to the DOJ, 49-year-old Jonathan David Grace of Colorado Springs assaulted law enforcement officers during the breach of the Capitol. He has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $5,000 in fines and $2,000 in restitution. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers in October of 2023.
The DOJ said court documents show that Grace traveled from his residence in Colorado Springs to Washington, D.C., to attend former President Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6, 2021. After attending the rally, Grace marched to the U.S. Capitol and entered the restricted area of the grounds at the West Front. After making it through the crowds on the West Front, Grace made his way to the Lower West Terrace Tunnel. Grace entered the Tunnel and remained there, fighting police officers, for nearly an hour. Some of the worst violence against police officers in the Tunnel occurred during this period. Inside the Tunnel, Grace joined a collective "Heave! Ho!" effort, which was a coordinated push against officers in the Tunnel, according to the DOJ.
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Grace was arrested in Colorado by the FBI on March 30, 2023.
For more information on Grace's actions, visit the DOJ website.
