Jason Hyland chartered a private jet and flew to Washington with several others to attend a Donald Trump rally and then ended up storming the Capitol with a violent mob, authorities said.2:48 PM on Aug 9, 2022 CDT — Updated at 3:41 PM on Aug 9, 2022 CDT
, who also joined a mob that breached the Capitol, federal court records said. Hyland and Schwab are in a relationship that began around that time, authorities said. Ryan and Schwab also “shouted insults about the media” during the insurrection. And Schwab kicked some media equipment that the mob destroyed and threw another piece onto the ground while Hyland and Ryan watched, authorities said.
She said he deserved probation because he cooperated with the FBI, has no criminal history, wasn’t violent, and didn’t cause any property damage during the riot.“While his brief foray into the Capitol and his presence on the Capitol grounds cannot be condoned, Mr. Hyland has given this Court no reason to suspect that his conduct was anything other than aberrant behavior in the midst of an unprecedented political maelstrom,” Ginsberg wrote in her sentencing memo.
A week in jail for terrorism and treason?