Idiot of the Week: NH man in Capitol Riot chugged wine, Ran for Local Office

This week's idiot is a guy from Keene, New Hampshire who thought it was a good idea to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He stole wine and a Senate procedure book (which he sold)... and now he's rightly in jail.  He STILL thinks he did nothing wrong. IDIOT.  What makes him even more of an idiot- he's a gay married man. Obviously, he doesn't know his party hates gay people. Back in 2020 he had a failed run for County Commission office as a Republican in Keene, NH (Story following). UGH. 

(Image; Jason Riddle in the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Credit: WMAR-TV) 

  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who swilled wine and stole a book while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Monday.

Jason Riddle, of Keene, plead guilty in November to two misdemeanors, theft of government property, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. Riddle, who was sentenced in federal court in Washington, D.C. also was fined over $700.

His lawyers asked for 30 months of probation, followed by community service. They didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.

“Jason acted impulsively, but not violently,” they said in a court document. They said Riddle has been law-abiding since the incident and has “done nothing to suggest that he intends to steal, harm others, or unlawfully disrupt government administration.”

Riddle had detailed his experiences in a television interview. The supporter of former President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about joining the mob that entered the Capitol, but criticized those who committed acts of vandalism and violence.

While inside the building he found a liquor cabinet inside a lawmaker’s office and helped himself to some wine. An affidavit says Riddle also admitted he took a leather-bound book titled “Senate Procedure,” which he sold for $40.

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BACK IN 2020: From the Keene, NH Sentinel Newspaper: Republican to run for Cheshire County commission seat

By Sierra Hubbard Sentinel Staff, Feb. 22, 2020

A former correctional officer joins two Keene city councilors who have announced campaigns for Cheshire County commissioner. Jason D. Riddle, 31, intends to run as a Republican for a seat currently held by Commissioner Charles “Chuck” Weed, D-Keene, who has said he won’t seek re-election in November.  Story: https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/republican-to-run-for-cheshire-county-commission-seat/article_37b26681-bf70-59e5-9bfc-12fcf5d8d376.html