The second of two East Helena brothers who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington, D.C., was sentenced Friday. Jerod Wade Hughes recently stated in court documents he was “duped” into responding to the call of then-President Donald Trump’s pleas to “save the country” that day. The 39 year old was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Federal authorities said that nearly a thousand defendants, including six Montanans, who were part of a mob of Trump’s supporters have been arrested in connection to the violent Capitol attack that left several dead, including police officers.
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